Allgemeinwohl
German, noun/alɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌvoːl/
Allgemeinwohl is spelled A-L-L-G-E-M-E-I-N-W-O-H-L (13 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 61,377th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Allgemeinwohl is a German neuter noun meaning “public good, common good” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wohlergehen aller”.
What does Allgemeinwohl mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpublic good, common good
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wohlergehen aller
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 Allgemeinwohl
- Allgemeinwohles genitive
- Allgemeinwohls genitive
- Allgemeinwohle dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Allgemeinwohl?
- /alɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌvoːl/
- [alɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌvoːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Allgemeinwohl in German?
Allgemeinwohl appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).