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Zofe

German, noun/ˈt͡soːfə/

Zofe is a German feminine noun meaning “lady's maid (personal handmaid of a noblewoman)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bedienstete einer vornehmen, höhergestellten Dame, Herrin”.

What does Zofe mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininelady's maid (personal handmaid of a noblewoman)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Bedienstete einer vornehmen, höhergestellten Dame, Herrin

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Zofe

  • Zofen plural
  • Zöfchen diminutive neuter
  • Zaufe alternative obsolete
  • Zoffe alternative obsolete
  • Zohfe alternative obsolete
  • Zoofe alternative obsolete
  • Zove alternative obsolete
  • Diener masculine

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Zofe?

  • /ˈt͡soːfə/
  • [ˈt͡soːfə]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Zofe

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Zofe in German?

Zofe appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).