Hardware
German, noun/ˈhaːɐ̯tvɛːɐ̯/
Hardware is spelled H-A-R-D-W-A-R-E (8 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 7,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hardware is a German feminine noun meaning “hardware” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit der technischen Bestandteile eines Computers (oder anderer technischer Systeme), die nicht…”.
What does Hardware mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehardware
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesamtheit der technischen Bestandteile eines Computers (oder anderer technischer Systeme), die nicht ausschließlich aus Daten bestehen, sondern physisch vorhanden sind, z. B. ein Mainboard oder eine Tastatur
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 Hardware
- Hardwares plural uncommon
- HW abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hardware?
- /ˈhaːɐ̯tvɛːɐ̯/
- /ˈhaːɐ̯twɛːɐ̯/
- [ˈhaːɐ̯tvɛːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hardware
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hardware in German?
Hardware appears 10 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).