Briefwahl
German, noun/ˈbʁiːfˌvaːl/
Briefwahl is spelled B-R-I-E-F-W-A-H-L (9 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written German, the 21,930th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Briefwahl is a German feminine noun meaning “postal vote (vote made on an official form which is then sent through the post/mail)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stimmabgabe zu einer Wahl per Post”.
What does Briefwahl mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepostal vote (vote made on an official form which is then sent through the post/mail)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stimmabgabe zu einer Wahl per Post
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 Briefwahl
- Briefwahlen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Briefwahl?
- /ˈbʁiːfˌvaːl/
- [ˈbʁiːfˌvaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Briefwahl in German?
Briefwahl appears 2.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).