Firewall
German, noun[ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌvɔːl]
Firewall is spelled F-I-R-E-W-A-L-L (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,235th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Firewall is a German feminine noun meaning “firewall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein System aus Software- und Hardwarekomponenten, das den Zugriff zwischen verschiedenen Rechnernetzen…”.
What does Firewall mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefirewall
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein System aus Software- und Hardwarekomponenten, das den Zugriff zwischen verschiedenen Rechnernetzen beschränkt, um ein Sicherheitskonzept umzusetzen
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 Firewall
- Firewalls plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Firewall?
- [ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌvɔːl]
- [ˈfaɪ̯ɐwɔːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Firewall
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Firewall in German?
Firewall appears 1.7 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).