Bereitschaft
German, noun[bəˈʁaɪ̯tʃaft]
Bereitschaft is spelled B-E-R-E-I-T-S-C-H-A-F-T (12 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bereitschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “readiness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Fertigsein, um etwas zu tun”.
What does Bereitschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereadiness
- 2
femininewillingness
- 3
femininestandby
- 4
feminineduty, guard, on call service, emergency service (standby shift for the purpose of providing emergency services, such as hospital, pharmacy, IT)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Fertigsein, um etwas zu tun 2. der Willen, eine anspruchsvolle Aufgabe zu erledigen 3. Gruppe zum Beispiel von Polizei oder Feuerwehr, die zu einem Einsatz fertig ist 4. Dienst, bei dem man sich zum Einsatz bereit halten muss
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 Bereitschaft
- Bereitschaften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bereitschaft?
- [bəˈʁaɪ̯tʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bereitschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bereitschaft in German?
Bereitschaft appears 11 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).