Pfote
German, noun/ˈpfoːtə/
Pfote is spelled P-F-O-T-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 39,859th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pfote is a German feminine noun meaning “paw (soft foot/hand of a mammal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(mit Ausnahme der Huftiere – vom Rind, Schaf, Schwein abgesehen, deren Extremitäten gelegentlich »Pfoten«…”.
What does Pfote mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepaw (soft foot/hand of a mammal)
- 2
feminineinformalhand (of a human)
Pfoten weg!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (mit Ausnahme der Huftiere – vom Rind, Schaf, Schwein abgesehen, deren Extremitäten gelegentlich »Pfoten« anstatt »Klauen« genannt werden – und Primaten) bei landlebenden Säugetieren (zumeist Raubtieren) in Zehen gespaltenes Ende der Extremitäten 2. menschliche Hand 3. (nicht oder schlecht lesbare) Handschrift 4. Unterschrift
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 Pfote
- Pfoten plural
- Pfötchen diminutive neuter
- Pfötlein diminutive neuter
- Pfoterl diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pfote?
- standard /ˈpfoːtə/
- /ˈfoːtə/
- [ˈp͡foːtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pfote
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pfote in German?
Pfote appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).