Pfette
German, noun/ˈpfɛtə/
Pfette is spelled P-F-E-T-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 65 million words in written German, the 495,385th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pfette is a German feminine noun meaning “purlin (longitudinal structural member of a roof)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Holzbalken, der parallel zum First verläuft und auf dem die Sparren des Dachstuhls aufliegen”.
What does Pfette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepurlin (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Holzbalken, der parallel zum First verläuft und auf dem die Sparren des Dachstuhls aufliegen 2. die Längs- und Querleisten, auf denen die Leichtmetallaußenhaut des Flugzeugs angebracht ist
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 Pfette
- Pfetten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pfette?
- /ˈpfɛtə/
- [ˈp͡fɛtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pfette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pfette in German?
Pfette appears about once in every 65 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).