Mafia
German, noun/ˈmafi̯a/
Mafia is spelled M-A-F-I-A (5 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written German, the 7,590th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mafia is a German feminine noun meaning “mafia, Mafia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “organisierte Verbrecherorganisationen”.
What does Mafia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemafia, Mafia
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. organisierte Verbrecherorganisationen 2. sizilianischer Geheimbund
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 Mafia
- Mafias plural
- Mafien plural rare
- Maffia alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mafia?
- /ˈmafi̯a/
- [ˈma.fi.a]
- [ˈma.fja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mafia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mafia in German?
Mafia appears 9.1 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).