Anciennität
German, noun[ɑ̃ˌsi̯ɛːniˈtɛːt]
Anciennität is spelled A-N-C-I-E-N-N-I-T-Ä-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 42 million words in written German, the 386,396th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anciennität is a German feminine noun meaning “anciennity, seniority (the amount of time spent within an organization, group)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Prinzip, dass die Dauer der Zugehörigkeit zu einer Gruppe ein Kriterium ist, welches einen Vorrang mit sich…”.
What does Anciennität mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfeminineanciennity, seniority (the amount of time spent within an organization, group)
- 2
datedfeminineanciennity, seniority (the hierarchy formed on the basis of the amount of time spent within an organization, group)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Prinzip, dass die Dauer der Zugehörigkeit zu einer Gruppe ein Kriterium ist, welches einen Vorrang mit sich führt
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 Anciennität
- Anciennitäten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Anciennität?
- [ɑ̃ˌsi̯ɛːniˈtɛːt]
- [ˌɑ̃ˌsi̯ɛniˈtɛːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Anciennität
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Anciennität in German?
Anciennität appears about once in every 42 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).