Datei
German, noun/daˈtaɪ̯/
Datei is spelled D-A-T-E-I (5 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,816th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Datei is a German feminine noun meaning “file” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf einem Datenträger gespeicherte und durch einen Namen identifizierte Daten”.
What does Datei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefile
- 2
femininefile, register
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. auf einem Datenträger gespeicherte und durch einen Namen identifizierte Daten
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 Datei
- Dateien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Datei?
- /daˈtaɪ̯/
- [daˈtaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Datei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Datei in German?
Datei appears 13 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).