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Bundesgerichtshof

German, noun[bʊndəsɡəˈʁɪçt͡sˌhoːf]

Bundesgerichtshof is a German masculine noun meaning “federal court” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “im Bereich der ordentlichen Gerichtsbarkeit der oberste Gerichtshof in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland”.

What does Bundesgerichtshof mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinefederal court

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. im Bereich der ordentlichen Gerichtsbarkeit der oberste Gerichtshof in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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 Bundesgerichtshof

  • Bundesgerichtshofes genitive
  • Bundesgerichtshofs genitive
  • Bundesgerichtshöfe plural
  • Bundesgerichtshofe dative singular
  • Bundesgerichtshöfen dative definite plural
  • BGH abbreviation

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Bundesgerichtshof?

  • [bʊndəsɡəˈʁɪçt͡sˌhoːf]
  • [ˈbʊndəsɡəˌʁɪçt͡shoːf]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Bundesgerichtshof in German?

Bundesgerichtshof appears 3.5 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).