Allgemeinbildung
German, noun[alɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌbɪldʊŋ]
Allgemeinbildung is spelled A-L-L-G-E-M-E-I-N-B-I-L-D-U-N-G (16 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 35,692nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Allgemeinbildung is a German feminine noun meaning “general education, all-round education; general knowledge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “grundlegende Bildung, die nicht fachlich orientiert ist; erworbenes Allgemeinwissen”.
What does Allgemeinbildung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegeneral education, all-round education; general knowledge
- 2
feminineliberal education
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grundlegende Bildung, die nicht fachlich orientiert ist; erworbenes Allgemeinwissen
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 Allgemeinbildung?
- [alɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌbɪldʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Allgemeinbildung in German?
Allgemeinbildung appears 1.1 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).