Foyer
German, noun/fo̯aˈjeː/
Foyer is spelled F-O-Y-E-R (5 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written German, the 18,843rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Foyer is a German neuter noun meaning “foyer, lobby” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “großer Vorraum in einer Oper, einem Theater, Konzertsaal oder dergleichen, der dem Aufenthalt und der…”.
What does Foyer mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterfoyer, lobby
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. großer Vorraum in einer Oper, einem Theater, Konzertsaal oder dergleichen, der dem Aufenthalt und der Kommunikation des Publikums dient
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 Foyer
- Foyers genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Foyer?
- /fo̯aˈjeː/
- [fɔˈjeː]
- [fo-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Foyer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Foyer in German?
Foyer appears 2.8 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).