Nebenfrau
German, noun[ˈneːbn̩ˌfʁaʊ̯]
Nebenfrau is spelled N-E-B-E-N-F-R-A-U (9 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 159,136th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nebenfrau is a German feminine noun meaning “female person who is standing or sitting next to one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine nachrangige unter mehreren Ehefrauen eines Mannes”.
What does Nebenfrau mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale person who is standing or sitting next to one
- 2
femininesecondary wife; woman in a polygynic system who is inferior to a principal wife
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine nachrangige unter mehreren Ehefrauen eines Mannes
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 Nebenfrau
- Nebenfrauen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nebenfrau?
- [ˈneːbn̩ˌfʁaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Nebenfrau in German?
Nebenfrau appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).