Hafer
German, noun/ˈhaːfɐ/
Hafer is spelled H-A-F-E-R (5 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,235th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hafer is a German masculine noun meaning “oats” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einjähriges Gras mit rispigem Blütenstand, der zwei- oder dreiblütige Ährchen trägt”.
What does Hafer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoats
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einjähriges Gras mit rispigem Blütenstand, der zwei- oder dreiblütige Ährchen trägt 2. eine Gattung oder umgangssprachlich gleichnamige Art dieser Gattung in der Familie Süßgräser 3. reife trockene entspelzte Samen der Art, meist zu Haferflocken oder Haferdrink verarbeitet 4. reife trockene Samen für Pferde, Rinder oder Geflügel
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 Hafer
- Hafers genitive
- Hafern dative definite plural
- Haber alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hafer?
- /ˈhaːfɐ/
- [ˈhaːfɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hafer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hafer in German?
Hafer appears 1.7 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).