Pferd
German, noun/pfeːrt/
Pferd is spelled P-F-E-R-D (5 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written German, the 3,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pferd is a German neuter noun meaning “horse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Haustier, Nutztier und Reittier, das Hauspferd”.
What does Pferd mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterhorse
Meine Mutter hat ein Pferd und das ist sehr süß.
- 2
informalneuterknight
- 3
neuterpommel horse
- 4
neuterslanga woman
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Haustier, Nutztier und Reittier, das Hauspferd 2. Tier aus der Familie (Equidae) beziehungsweise der Gattung der Pferde (Equus) 3. eine Schachfigur; der Springer 4. ein Sportgerät im Turnsport
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 Pferd
- Pferdes genitive
- Pferds genitive
- Pferde plural
- Pferdchen diminutive neuter
- Pferdlein diminutive neuter
- Pferdelein diminutive neuter
- Pferdel diminutive neuter
- Pferdl diminutive neuter
- Pferderl diminutive neuter
- Pferdle diminutive neuter
- Pferdli diminutive neuter uncommon
- Pferdschen diminutive neuter
- Pferdche diminutive neuter
- Pferdgen diminutive neuter
- Pferdeken diminutive neuter uncommon
- Hengst masculine
- Wallach error-unknown-tag masculine
- Stute feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pferd?
- /pfeːrt/
- [(p)feːɐ̯t]
- /feːrt/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pferd
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pferd in German?
Pferd appears 27 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).