Bitterkeit
German, noun/ˈbɪtɐkaɪ̯t/
Bitterkeit is spelled B-I-T-T-E-R-K-E-I-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 50,363rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bitterkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “bitterness (the quality of having a bitter taste)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ohne Plural: Eigenschaft, einen bitteren Geschmack zu haben”.
What does Bitterkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebitterness (the quality of having a bitter taste)
die Bitterkeit eines schwarzen Kaffees
- 2
femininebitterness, acrimony (the quality of being or feeling sad, bitter, embittered)
Du bist voller Bitterkeit.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ohne Plural: Eigenschaft, einen bitteren Geschmack zu haben 2. Eigenschaft, verbittert zu sein
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 Bitterkeit
- Bitterkeiten plural
- Bitternis alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bitterkeit?
- /ˈbɪtɐkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈbɪtɐkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bitterkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bitterkeit in German?
Bitterkeit appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).