Erzfeind
German, noun/ˈɛɐ̯t͡sˌfaɪ̯nt/
Erzfeind is spelled E-R-Z-F-E-I-N-D (8 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erzfeind is a German masculine noun meaning “archenemy, archfiend, archfoe, nemesis (male or of unspecified gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schlimmster, langjähriger Feind”.
What does Erzfeind mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinearchenemy, archfiend, archfoe, nemesis (male or of unspecified gender)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schlimmster, langjähriger Feind
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 Erzfeind
- Erzfeindes genitive
- Erzfeinds genitive
- Erzfeinde plural
- Erzfeindin feminine
- Erzfeinden dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erzfeind?
- /ˈɛɐ̯t͡sˌfaɪ̯nt/
- [ˈɛɐ̯t͡sˌfaɪ̯nt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erzfeind
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erzfeind in German?
Erzfeind appears 1.0 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).