Lebensgefährte
German, noun/ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tə/
Lebensgefährte is a German masculine noun meaning “significant other, life partner, life companion, companion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person in einer festen Lebensgemeinschaft”.
What does Lebensgefährte mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesignificant other, life partner, life companion, companion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person in einer festen Lebensgemeinschaft
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 Lebensgefährte
- Lebensgefährten genitive
- Lebensgefährtin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lebensgefährte?
- /ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tə/
- [ˈleːʔm̩sɡəfəɑ̯tʰə]
- /-ɡəˌfeːɐ̯tə/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lebensgefährte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lebensgefährte in German?
Lebensgefährte appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).