berechtigt
German, adjective[bəˈʁɛçtɪçt]
berechtigt is spelled B-E-R-E-C-H-T-I-G-T (10 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written German, the 4,427th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Berechtigt is a German adjective meaning “entitled, eligible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of berechtigen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “zu Recht bestehend, einen guten Grund habend”.
What does berechtigt mean in English?
adjective
- 1
entitled, eligible
- 2
authorized
- 3
justified
verb
- 1
past participle of berechtigen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. zu Recht bestehend, einen guten Grund habend 2. das Recht, die Befugnis zu etwas besitzend
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 berechtigt
- berechtigter masculine nominative singular
- am berechtigtsten superlative
- berechtigte feminine nominative singular
- berechtigtes neuter nominative singular
- berechtigten genitive masculine singular
- berechtigtem dative masculine singular
- der berechtigte definite includes-article masculine
- die berechtigte definite feminine includes-article
- das berechtigte definite includes-article neuter
- die berechtigten definite includes-article nominative
- des berechtigten definite genitive includes-article
- der berechtigten definite feminine genitive
- dem berechtigten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce berechtigt?
- [bəˈʁɛçtɪçt]
- Germany [bəˈʁɛçtɪkt]
- Austria /b̥eˈʁɛçtɪkt/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to berechtigt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is berechtigt in German?
berechtigt appears 17 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).