Gefolge
German, noun/ɡəˈfɔlɡə/
Gefolge is spelled G-E-F-O-L-G-E (7 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 17,258th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gefolge is a German neuter noun meaning “retinue, entourage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Gruppe von Personen, die sich einer wichtigen Persönlichkeit anschließen und dieser dienen”.
What does Gefolge mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterretinue, entourage
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Gruppe von Personen, die sich einer wichtigen Persönlichkeit anschließen und dieser dienen 2. eine Folge, Konsequenz eines anderen Ereignisses
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 Gefolge
- Gefolges genitive
- Gefolgen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gefolge?
- /ɡəˈfɔlɡə/
- [ɡəˈfɔlɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gefolge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gefolge in German?
Gefolge appears 3.2 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).