Gefolgschaft
German, noun/ɡəˈfɔlkʃaft/
Gefolgschaft is spelled G-E-F-O-L-G-S-C-H-A-F-T (12 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,981st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gefolgschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “entourage, fellowship (of followers, disciples), following, followership” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit der Anhänger von jemandem/etwas”.
What does Gefolgschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineentourage, fellowship (of followers, disciples), following, followership
- 2
femininefealty, loyalty
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesamtheit der Anhänger von jemandem/etwas 2. Verhalten, sich für jemanden/etwas einzusetzen
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 Gefolgschaft
- Gefolgschaften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gefolgschaft?
- /ɡəˈfɔlkʃaft/
- [ɡəˈfɔlkʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gefolgschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gefolgschaft in German?
Gefolgschaft appears 1.3 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).