Auskunft
German, noun/ˈaʊ̯sˌkʊnft/
Auskunft is spelled A-U-S-K-U-N-F-T (8 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written German, the 4,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Auskunft is a German feminine noun meaning “enquiry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Information; eine Angabe über etwas”.
What does Auskunft mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineenquiry
- 2
feminineinformation
- 3
feminineinformation desk
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Information; eine Angabe über etwas 2. Einrichtung, an der man Informationen einholen kann 3. Telefonhotline, bei der man unter anderem Telefonnummern erfragen kann 4. Hilfsmittel, Lösung bei einem Problem; Ausweg, Aushilfe
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 Auskunft
- Auskünfte plural
- Auskünften dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Auskunft?
- /ˈaʊ̯sˌkʊnft/
- [ˈaʊ̯sˌkʊnft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Auskunft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Auskunft in German?
Auskunft appears 16 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).