Betriebsamkeit
German, noun/bəˈtʁiːpzaːmkaɪ̯t/
Betriebsamkeit is spelled B-E-T-R-I-E-B-S-A-M-K-E-I-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 86,281st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Betriebsamkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “industriousness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das betriebsame, aktive, geschäftige Handeln”.
What does Betriebsamkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineindustriousness
- 2
femininebustle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das betriebsame, aktive, geschäftige Handeln
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Betriebsamkeit?
- /bəˈtʁiːpzaːmkaɪ̯t/
- [bəˈtʁiːpzaːmkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Betriebsamkeit in German?
Betriebsamkeit appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).