Anerkennung
German, noun[ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnʊŋ]
Anerkennung is spelled A-N-E-R-K-E-N-N-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written German, the 3,188th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anerkennung is a German feminine noun meaning “appreciation (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Bekanntgabe einer lobenden Würdigung”.
What does Anerkennung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineappreciation (a just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence)
- 2
femininerecognition
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Bekanntgabe einer lobenden Würdigung 2. ein Rechtsvorgang, in dem ein Anerkenntnis, eine rechtskräftige Bestätigung erteilt wird
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 Anerkennung
- Anerkennungen plural
- Anerk. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Anerkennung?
- [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Anerkennung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Anerkennung in German?
Anerkennung appears 26 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).