Klafter
German, noun[ˈklaftɐ]
Klafter is spelled K-L-A-F-T-E-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 110,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Klafter is a German feminine noun meaning “fathom (regionally dependent unit of length approximately equal to 1.90 meters)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “regionsabhängiges Längenmaß, Länge zwischen den Fingerspitzen der ausgestreckten Arme eines Mannes (1,70–1,90…”.
What does Klafter mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfemininemasculineneuterrarefathom (regionally dependent unit of length approximately equal to 1.90 meters)
- 2
datedfemininemasculineneuterrareregionally dependent unit of volume approximately equal to 3 cubic meters
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. regionsabhängiges Längenmaß, Länge zwischen den Fingerspitzen der ausgestreckten Arme eines Mannes (1,70–1,90 m) 2. regionsabhängiges Raummaß, das sich aus dem gleichnamigen Längenmaß ableitet; Stapel (Schichtholz) der Länge und Höhe eines Klafters 3. maritimes Tiefenmaß
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 Klafter
- Klafters genitive
- Klaftern genitive plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Klafter?
- [ˈklaftɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Klafter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Klafter in German?
Klafter appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).