Friese
German, noun[ˈfʁiːzə]
Friese is spelled F-R-I-E-S-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 44,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Friese is a German masculine noun meaning “Frisian (person from Friesland, male or of unspecified gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Angehöriger einer Volksgruppe in Friesland (an der Nordseeküste), in der neben Platt- und Hochdeutsch…”.
What does Friese mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineFrisian (person from Friesland, male or of unspecified gender)
- 2
masculineFrisian (horse)
- 3
masculineFriesian horse, Frisian horse (refers to both the breed, and an individual member of the breed)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Angehöriger einer Volksgruppe in Friesland (an der Nordseeküste), in der neben Platt- und Hochdeutsch beziehungsweise Niederländisch das Friesische gesprochen wird oder früher wurde 2. niederländische Pferderasse
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 Friese
- Friesen genitive
- Friesin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Friese?
- [ˈfʁiːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Friese
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Friese in German?
Friese appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).