Phrase
German, noun/ˈfʁaːzə/
Phrase is spelled P-H-R-A-S-E (6 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written German, the 21,569th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Phrase is a German feminine noun meaning “phrase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “syntaktisch zusammengehörige Wortgruppe (Konstituente)”.
What does Phrase mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininephrase
- 2
femininea hackneyed or inane expression
hohle Phrase
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. syntaktisch zusammengehörige Wortgruppe (Konstituente) 2. Sinn- und Gliederungseinheit in der musikalischen Kompositionslehre 3. leere Redensart, Ausspruch ohne konkreten Inhalt
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 Phrase
- Phrasen plural
- Phrasis alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Phrase?
- /ˈfʁaːzə/
- [ˈfʁaːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Phrase
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Phrase in German?
Phrase appears 2.3 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).