Teufel
German, noun/ˈtɔɪ̯fəl/
Teufel is spelled T-E-U-F-E-L (6 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written German, the 3,312th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Teufel is a German masculine noun meaning “the Devil, Satan (supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “böses Geisterwesen”.
What does Teufel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe Devil, Satan (supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions)
- 2
masculinea devil, satan (a creature of hell, a demon, a fallen angel)
- 3
masculinea devil, satan (an evil person)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. böses Geisterwesen 2. Gegenspieler Gottes 3. böser Mensch
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 Teufel
- Teufels genitive
- Teufelchen diminutive neuter
- Teuferl diminutive neuter
- Teufelin feminine
- Teufeln dative definite plural
- Teifel obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Teufel?
- /ˈtɔɪ̯fəl/
- [ˈtʰɔʏ.fl̩]
- [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Teufel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Teufel in German?
Teufel appears 25 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).