Faust
German, noun/faʊ̯st/
Faust is spelled F-A-U-S-T (5 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 4,877th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Faust is a German feminine noun meaning “fist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Hand mit geballten Fingern”.
What does Faust mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefist
auf eigene Faust
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hand mit geballten Fingern
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 Faust
- Fäuste plural
- Fäustchen diminutive neuter
- Fäusten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Faust?
- /faʊ̯st/
- [faʊ̯st]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Faust
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Faust in German?
Faust appears 15 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).