Ferien
German, noun/ˈfeːri̯ən/
Ferien is spelled F-E-R-I-E-N (6 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 4,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ferien is a German noun meaning “holidays during which an institution (especially a school, university) or a business is closed; break (usually three days or more)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schul- oder arbeits- oder semesterfreie Zeit einer staatlichen Institution, ausgenommen die Wochenenden und…”.
What does Ferien mean in English?
noun
- 1
holidays during which an institution (especially a school, university) or a business is closed; break (usually three days or more)
- 2
vacation, holiday
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schul- oder arbeits- oder semesterfreie Zeit einer staatlichen Institution, ausgenommen die Wochenenden und Feiertage 2. Urlaub^([2])
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Ferien?
- /ˈfeːri̯ən/
- [ˈfeː.ʁi.ən]
- [ˈfeːɐ̯.jən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ferien
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ferien in German?
Ferien 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).