Häftling
German, noun/ˈhɛftlɪŋ/
Häftling is a German masculine noun meaning “prison inmate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person, die in Haft ist”.
What does Häftling mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprison inmate
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person, die in Haft ist
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 Häftling
- Häftlinges genitive
- Häftlings genitive
- Häftlinge plural
- Häftlingen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Häftling?
- /ˈhɛftlɪŋ/
- [ˈhɛftlɪŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Häftling
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Häftling in German?
Häftling appears 3.1 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).