Bitternis
German, noun/ˈbɪtərnɪs/
Bitternis is spelled B-I-T-T-E-R-N-I-S (9 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 205,761st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bitternis is a German feminine noun meaning “alternative form of Bitterkeit (“bitter taste, bitter feeling”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bitterer Geschmack”.
What does Bitternis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative form of Bitterkeit (“bitter taste, bitter feeling”)
- 2
femininedistress, misery, sorrow
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bitterer Geschmack 2. unangenehmes Leiden, bitteres Gefühl
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 Bitternis
- Bitternisse plural
- Bitternissen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bitternis?
- /ˈbɪtərnɪs/
- [ˈbɪtɐnɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bitternis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bitternis in German?
Bitternis appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).