Bergfried
German, noun/ˈbɛʁkˌfʁiːt/
Bergfried is spelled B-E-R-G-F-R-I-E-D (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 75,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bergfried is a German masculine noun meaning “keep, donjon, bergfried (main defensive tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls, often free-standing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der für die letzte Verteidigung gedachte innere Hauptturm einer mittelalterlichen Burg”.
What does Bergfried mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekeep, donjon, bergfried (main defensive tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls, often free-standing)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der für die letzte Verteidigung gedachte innere Hauptturm einer mittelalterlichen Burg
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 Bergfried
- Bergfriedes genitive
- Bergfrieds genitive
- Bergfriede plural
- Bergfrieden dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bergfried?
- /ˈbɛʁkˌfʁiːt/
- [ˈbɛʁkˌfʁiːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bergfried
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bergfried in German?
Bergfried appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).