Angelegenheit
German, noun/ˈanɡəleːɡn̩haɪ̯t/
Angelegenheit is spelled A-N-G-E-L-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T (13 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 4,877th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Angelegenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “matter, issue, affair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Sache, der Fall”.
What does Angelegenheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininematter, issue, affair
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Sache, der Fall 2. die Affäre, die Geschichte
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 Angelegenheit
- Angelegenheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Angelegenheit?
- /ˈanɡəleːɡn̩haɪ̯t/
- [ˈanɡəˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Angelegenheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Angelegenheit in German?
Angelegenheit appears 15 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).