Februar
German, noun/ˈfeːbruaːr/
Februar is spelled F-E-B-R-U-A-R (7 letters) and appears 102 times per million words in written German, the 837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Februar is a German masculine noun meaning “February (the short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zweiter, 28-tägiger (in Schaltjahren 29-tägiger) und somit kürzester Monat im Kalenderjahr”.
What does Februar mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineFebruary (the short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zweiter, 28-tägiger (in Schaltjahren 29-tägiger) und somit kürzester Monat im Kalenderjahr
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 Februar
- Februars genitive
- Februare plural
- Februaren dative definite plural
- Feb. alternative abbreviation
- Feber alternative Austria dated
- F. abbreviation
- Feb abbreviation
- Febr. abbreviation
- [1] 02., 2., Ⅱ., II. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Februar?
- /ˈfeːbruaːr/
- [ˈfeː.bʁuˌaː(ɐ̯)]
- [-ˌaːʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Februar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Februar in German?
Februar appears 102 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).