Pfarrei
German, noun/p͡faˈʁaɪ̯/
Pfarrei is spelled P-F-A-R-R-E-I (7 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written German, the 14,267th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pfarrei is a German feminine noun meaning “parish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von einem Pfarrer geleitete, unterste kirchliche Behörde”.
What does Pfarrei mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparish
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von einem Pfarrer geleitete, unterste kirchliche Behörde 2. Haus mit der Dienstwohnung und den Amtsräumen eines Pfarrers
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 Pfarrei
- Pfarreien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pfarrei?
- /p͡faˈʁaɪ̯/
- [p͡faˈʁaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pfarrei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pfarrei in German?
Pfarrei appears 4.1 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).