Firmware
German, noun[ˈfœʁmˌvɛːɐ̯]
Firmware is spelled F-I-R-M-W-A-R-E (8 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 30,977th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Firmware is a German feminine noun meaning “firmware” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “grundlegende Software eines elektronischen Geräts oder Computer-Bauteils, die üblicherweise in nur lesbaren…”.
What does Firmware mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefirmware
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grundlegende Software eines elektronischen Geräts oder Computer-Bauteils, die üblicherweise in nur lesbaren Speichern abgelegt wird. 2. Betriebssystem und Programme eingebetteter Systeme (zum Beispiel in Waschmaschinen, Mobiltelefonen und DVD-Playern)
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 Firmware?
- [ˈfœʁmˌvɛːɐ̯]
- [ˈføːɐ̯mˌvɛːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Firmware
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Firmware in German?
Firmware appears 1.4 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).