Waffe
German, noun/ˈvafə/
Waffe is spelled W-A-F-F-E (5 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written German, the 3,188th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Waffe is a German feminine noun meaning “weapon, arm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein technisches Hilfsmittel für die Jagd und den Kampf”.
What does Waffe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineweapon, arm
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein technisches Hilfsmittel für die Jagd und den Kampf 2. nur Plural in der Jägersprache: 3. die Eckzähne beim Wildschwein 4. die Klauen bei Luchs und Wildkatze
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 Waffe
- Waffen plural
- Wf. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Waffe?
- /ˈvafə/
- [ˈvafə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Waffe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Waffe in German?
Waffe appears 26 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).