Bürgerpflicht
German, noun/ˈbʏʁɡɐˌp͡flɪçt/
Bürgerpflicht is spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-P-F-L-I-C-H-T (13 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 61,377th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bürgerpflicht is a German feminine noun meaning “civic duty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verpflichtung, die ein Bürger dem Staat gegenüber hat”.
What does Bürgerpflicht mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecivic duty
Ruhe ist die erste Bürgerpflicht
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verpflichtung, die ein Bürger dem Staat gegenüber 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 Bürgerpflicht
- Bürgerpflichten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bürgerpflicht?
- /ˈbʏʁɡɐˌp͡flɪçt/
- [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌp͡flɪçt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bürgerpflicht in German?
Bürgerpflicht appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).