Höfling
German, noun/ˈhøːflɪŋ/
Höfling is spelled H-Ö-F-L-I-N-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 73,335th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Höfling is a German masculine noun meaning “courtier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “historisch, heute abwertend: Person, die zum Hofpersonal eines Herrschers gehört”.
What does Höfling mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecourtier
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. historisch, heute abwertend: Person, die zum Hofpersonal eines Herrschers gehört
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 Höfling
- Höflings genitive
- Höflinge plural
- Höflingen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Höfling?
- /ˈhøːflɪŋ/
- [ˈhøːflɪŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Höfling
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Höfling in German?
Höfling appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).