Feuerteufel
German, noun[ˈfɔʏ̯ɐˌtʰɔʏ̯fl̩]
Feuerteufel is spelled F-E-U-E-R-T-E-U-F-E-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 85,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Feuerteufel is a German masculine noun meaning “firebug (pyromaniac) (male or of unspecified gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der zum Spaß oder wegen einer psychischen Störung Dinge in Brand setzt”.
What does Feuerteufel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefirebug (pyromaniac) (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. jemand, der zum Spaß oder wegen einer psychischen Störung Dinge in Brand setzt
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 Feuerteufel
- Feuerteufels genitive
- Feuerteufelin feminine
- Feuerteufeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Feuerteufel?
- [ˈfɔʏ̯ɐˌtʰɔʏ̯fl̩]
- [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌtɔɪ̯fl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Feuerteufel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Feuerteufel in German?
Feuerteufel appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).