pfau
German, interjection
pfau is spelled P-F-A-U (4 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 30,977th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pfau is a German interjection meaning “wow; An expression of surprise or excitement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Pfau is a different word: “peacock”.
What does pfau mean in English?
interjection
- 1
Austriacolloquialwow; An expression of surprise or excitement.
Pfau, das Haus ist ja riesig!
noun
- 1
masculinepeacock
- 2
masculinethe constellation Pavo
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ziervogel mit auffälligem, dekorativem Schwanzgefieder 2. weitere Vögel aus der Gattung Pavo 3. ein Sternbild des Südhimmels
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 pfau
- Pfaues genitive
- Pfaus genitive
- Pfauen plural
- Pfaue plural
- Pfauhenne feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to pfau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pfau in German?
pfau appears 1.4 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).