Inferno
German, noun/ɪnˈfɛʁ.no/
Inferno is spelled I-N-F-E-R-N-O (7 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,669th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inferno is a German neuter noun meaning “inferno (catastrophic scenario, especially involving fire)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “entsetzliches, katastrophales Ereignis”.
What does Inferno mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterinferno (catastrophic scenario, especially involving fire)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. entsetzliches, katastrophales Ereignis
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 Inferno
- Infernos genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Inferno?
- /ɪnˈfɛʁ.no/
- [ɪnˈfɛʁno]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Inferno
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Inferno in German?
Inferno 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).