Teufelspakt
German, noun/ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌpakt/
Teufelspakt is a German masculine noun meaning “devil's bargain, Faustian bargain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vertrag zwischen einem Menschen und dem Teufel, bei dem der Mensch sich meist Vergünstigungen im Leben…”.
What does Teufelspakt mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedevil's bargain, Faustian bargain
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vertrag zwischen einem Menschen und dem Teufel, bei dem der Mensch sich meist Vergünstigungen im Leben erwirbt und dafür seine Seele dem Teufel verschreibt
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 Teufelspakt
- Teufelspaktes genitive
- Teufelspakts genitive
- Teufelspakte plural
- Teufelspakten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Teufelspakt?
- /ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌpakt/
- [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌpakt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Teufelspakt in German?
Teufelspakt appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).