girlfriend

[ˈɡɜːlˌfrɛnd]

/[ˈɡɜːlˌfrɛnd]/ noun

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The verdict

“girlfriend” is uncommon German (frequency #67,276 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,276
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (feste) Freundin, Sexualpartnerin

Corpus desk

Index DE-girlfriend · girlfriend · German

girlfriend · rank #67,276 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,276
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gleichsetzt

Nearest frequency peer: gleichsetzt (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „girlfriend“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „girlfriend“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for girlfriend
PropertyValue
Headwordgirlfriend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡɜːlˌfrɛnd]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,276
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „girlfriend“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).girlfriendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gleichsetzt“ (#67,277), „geziert“ (#67,273), „Gouverneure“ (#67,280). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „girlfriend“ bei #67,276. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

girlfriend is uncommon German at frequency #67,276 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡɜːlˌfrɛnd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

girlfriend doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is girlfriend, spelled G-I-R-L-F-R-I-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    (feste) Freundin, Sexualpartnerin
  2. 2
    Freundin, Kameradin (in den USA in dieser Bedeutung veraltend)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how girlfriend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.
  2. Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica.

Synonyms

girlgalloverpartnerladyfriendsignificant otherfemalefriend

Antonyms

boyfriendboyfriendexboyfriendbuddyfriendmatepalhommeyenemyfoe

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "girlfriend"?
"girlfriend" is spelled G-I-R-L-F-R-I-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡɜːlˌfrɛnd].
What does "girlfriend" mean?
As a noun, "girlfriend" means: (feste) Freundin, Sexualpartnerin
How do you pronounce "girlfriend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "girlfriend" is [ˈɡɜːlˌfrɛnd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "girlfriend" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "girlfriend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gestiftete#67,266gemauerten#67,256Geldbörsen#67,254Hauslehrer#67,305

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list