Zuflucht
German, noun/ˈt͡suːˌflʊxt/
Zuflucht is spelled Z-U-F-L-U-C-H-T (8 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written German, the 13,339th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zuflucht is a German feminine noun meaning “refuge, protection, escape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schutz und Sicherheit bietender Ort oder Person”.
What does Zuflucht mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerefuge, protection, escape
Er nahm dort zeitweilig Zuflucht.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schutz und Sicherheit bietender Ort oder Person 2. ein Verhalten, das man zeigt, weil man glaubt, es würde einem helfen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Zuflucht?
- /ˈt͡suːˌflʊxt/
- [ˈt͜suːˌflʊχt]
- [ˈt͡suːˌflʊxt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zuflucht
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zuflucht in German?
Zuflucht appears 4.5 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).