Elfe
German, noun/ˈɛlfə/
Elfe is spelled E-L-F-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,786th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Elfe is a German masculine noun meaning “alternative form of Elf (“elf”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weibliches Fabelwesen mit menschlicher/menschenähnlicher Gestalt”.
What does Elfe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of Elf (“elf”)
noun
- 1
femininefemale elf
- 2
femininefairy, sprite
- 3
femininepixie
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weibliches Fabelwesen mit menschlicher/menschenähnlicher Gestalt
number: 1. die Kardinalzahl zwischen zehn und zwölf
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 Elfe
- Elfen genitive
- Elbin variant
- Elfin variant
- Alb masculine
- Elf masculine
- elf variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Elfe?
- /ˈɛlfə/
- [ˈɛlfə]
- [ˈɛlvə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Elfe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Elfe in German?
Elfe 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).