Elfin
German, noun/ˈʔɛlfɪn/
Elfin is spelled E-L-F-I-N (5 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written German, the 343,581st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Elfin is a German feminine noun meaning “a female elf (fantasy humanoid)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “keltische und germanische weibliche Märchen- und Sagengestalt”.
What does Elfin mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea female elf (fantasy humanoid)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. keltische und germanische weibliche Märchen- und Sagengestalt
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 Elfin
- Elfinnen plural
- Elf masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Elfin?
- /ˈʔɛlfɪn/
- [ˈɛlfɪn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Elfin in German?
Elfin appears about once in every 34 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).