Bedürftigkeit
German, noun/bəˈdʏʁftɪçkaɪ̯t/
Bedürftigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “neediness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand, etwas Notwendiges dringend zu entbehren”.
What does Bedürftigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineneediness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand, etwas Notwendiges dringend zu entbehren
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 Bedürftigkeit
- Bedürftigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bedürftigkeit?
- /bəˈdʏʁftɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [bəˈdʏʁftɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [bəˈdʏʁftɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bedürftigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bedürftigkeit in German?
Bedürftigkeit appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).