Wolf
German, noun/vɔlf/
Wolf is spelled W-O-L-F (4 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written German, the 2,246th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wolf is a German masculine noun meaning “wolf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Beutegreifer aus der Familie der Hunde^([5]), Hundeartigen; ein wildlebendes, dem Schäferhund ähnliches…”.
What does Wolf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewolf
- 2
masculinethe constellation Lupus
- 3
masculineshredder, mincer
- 4
masculineskin abrasion (acquired on long hikes or marches, through the friction of one's clothes)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Beutegreifer aus der Familie der Hunde^([5]), Hundeartigen; ein wildlebendes, dem Schäferhund ähnliches Raubtier; Säugetier 2. Sternbild des Südhimmels mit der lateinischen Bezeichnung Lupus 3. Kurzform für Fleischwolf 4. wundgeriebene Haut (Marschkrankheit)
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 Wolf
- Wolfes genitive
- Wolfs genitive
- Wölfe plural
- Wölfchen diminutive neuter
- Wölflein diminutive neuter
- Wolferl diminutive neuter
- Wolfi diminutive neuter
- Wölfin feminine
- Wolfe dative singular
- Wölfen dative definite plural
- Lup abbreviation
- Fähe feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wolf?
- /vɔlf/
- [vɔlf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wolf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wolf in German?
Wolf appears 37 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).