Phishing
German, noun[ˈfɪʃɪŋ]
Phishing is spelled P-H-I-S-H-I-N-G (8 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 31,999th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Phishing is a German neuter noun meaning “phishing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Form des Trickbetruges im Internet mit Methoden des Social Engineerings, Oberbegriff für illegale Versuche…”.
What does Phishing mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterphishing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Form des Trickbetruges im Internet mit Methoden des Social Engineerings, Oberbegriff für illegale Versuche, weitgestreut Anwendern Zugangsdaten (Loginnamen plus Passwörter) für sicherheitsrelevante Bereiche (unter anderem auch Zugangsdaten zu Bankkontodaten) zu entlocken
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 Phishing
- Phishings genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Phishing?
- [ˈfɪʃɪŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Phishing
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Phishing in German?
Phishing appears 1.3 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).