Firma
German, noun/fɪrma/
Firma is spelled F-I-R-M-A (5 letters) and appears 100 times per million words in written German, the 863rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Firma is a German feminine noun meaning “A company, a business” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Name, unter dem ein Kaufmann seine Geschäfte betreibt und die Unterschrift abgibt, unter dem er außerdem…”.
What does Firma mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineA company, a business.
- 2
feminineA firm, the name under which a company operates, as opposed to the actual legal entity.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Name, unter dem ein Kaufmann seine Geschäfte betreibt und die Unterschrift abgibt, unter dem er außerdem klagen und verklagt werden kann (§ 17 HGB) 2. das Unternehmen als solches, nicht nur sein Name^([1]) 3. Angehörige des weiteren Verwandten- oder sonstigen Personenkreises
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 Firma
- Firmen plural
- Fa. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Firma?
- Germany /fɪrma/
- Germany [ˈfɪʁ.mä]
- Germany [ˈfɪɐ̯.mä]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Firma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Firma in German?
Firma appears 100 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).