Bürgergeld
German, noun/ˈbʏʁɡɐˌɡɛlt/
Bürgergeld is spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-G-E-L-D (10 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 177,389th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bürgergeld is a German neuter noun meaning “a type of basic income replacing Hartz IV” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Grundsicherungsleistung für erwerbsfähige Leistungsberechtigte, die am 1. Januar 2023 das Arbeitslosengeld II…”.
What does Bürgergeld mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutera type of basic income replacing Hartz IV
- 2
neutera kind of fee to be paid by one to attain or maintain burgher rights (Bürgerrecht)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grundsicherungsleistung für erwerbsfähige Leistungsberechtigte, die am 1. Januar 2023 das Arbeitslosengeld II (umgangssprachlich „Hartz IV“ genannt) abgelöst hat
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 Bürgergeld
- Bürgergeldes genitive
- Bürgergelds genitive
- Bürgergelde dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bürgergeld?
- /ˈbʏʁɡɐˌɡɛlt/
- [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌɡɛlt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bürgergeld in German?
Bürgergeld appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).