Aneignung
German, noun/ˈanˌʔaɪ̯ɡnʊŋ/
Aneignung is spelled A-N-E-I-G-N-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,978th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aneignung is a German feminine noun meaning “acquisition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Inbesitznahme einer herrenlosen Sache”.
What does Aneignung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineacquisition
- 2
feminineappropriation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Inbesitznahme einer herrenlosen Sache 2. unrechtmäßige Inbesitznahme einer Sache 3. Erwerb von Wissen, Fähigkeiten, Verhaltensweisen, Ideologien oder Ähnlichem, beispielsweise durch Lernen, Üben oder Angewöhnung
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 Aneignung
- Aneignungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Aneignung?
- /ˈanˌʔaɪ̯ɡnʊŋ/
- [ˈanˌʔaɪ̯ɡnʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Aneignung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Aneignung in German?
Aneignung appears 1.5 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).