Fürbitte
German, noun/ˈfyːɐ̯ˌbɪtə/
Fürbitte is spelled F-Ü-R-B-I-T-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 73,335th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fürbitte is a German feminine noun meaning “intercession (prayer on behalf of others)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gebet für jemand anderen (sowohl im persönlichen Gebet als auch innerhalb der kirchlichen Liturgie)”.
What does Fürbitte mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineintercession (prayer on behalf of others)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gebet für jemand anderen (sowohl im persönlichen Gebet als auch innerhalb der kirchlichen Liturgie)
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 Fürbitte
- Fürbitten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fürbitte?
- /ˈfyːɐ̯ˌbɪtə/
- [ˈfyːɐ̯ˌbɪtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fürbitte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fürbitte in German?
Fürbitte appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).