Phase
German, noun/ˈfaːzə/
Phase is spelled P-H-A-S-E (5 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written German, the 2,396th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Phase is a German feminine noun meaning “phase, stage, period” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “stetig verlaufender Entwicklungsabschnitt oder stetiger zeitlicher Ablauf”.
What does Phase mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininephase, stage, period
- 2
femininephase (one of the power-carrying conductors); line conductor
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. stetig verlaufender Entwicklungsabschnitt oder stetiger zeitlicher Ablauf 2. φ in der Darstellung der komplexen Zahl r·eⁱᵠ 3. Schwingungsversatz einer Welle an einer bestimmten Stelle und zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt 4. Schwingungsversatz zweier oszillierender Größen gleicher Frequenz, insbesondere Wechselspannungen
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 Phase
- Phasen plural
- Phasis alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Phase?
- Germany /ˈfaːzə/
- Austria /ˈfaːsɛ/
- [ˈfaːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Phase
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Phase in German?
Phase appears 35 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).