Kaffer
German, noun
Kaffer is spelled K-A-F-F-E-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 184,742nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kaffer is a German masculine noun meaning “kaffir” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an umlaut, Käffer is a different word: “nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Kaff”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Angehöriger der Ethnie der Xhosa”.
What does Kaffer mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculineoffensivekaffir
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatorymasculineidiot
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Kaff
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Angehöriger der Ethnie der Xhosa 2. ein Mensch dunkler Hautfarbe
noun: 1. Person, die (aus Sicht des verärgerten Sprechers) blöd, dumm, ungebildet oder dergleichen 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 Kaffer
- Kaffers genitive
- Kaffern plural
- Koffer variant Austrian German
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is Kaffer in German?
Kaffer appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).