Courtoisie
German, noun/kʊʁto̯aˈziː/
Courtoisie is spelled C-O-U-R-T-O-I-S-I-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 72 million words in written German, the 528,992nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Courtoisie is a German feminine noun meaning “courtesy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Form der adligen Höflichkeit, ritterliche Höflichkeit”.
What does Courtoisie mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfemininecourtesy
ein Akt der Courtoisie
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Form der adligen Höflichkeit, ritterliche Höflichkeit 2. völkerrechtlich nicht bindende Form der inklusiven Sprache und Manieren unter Diplomaten
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 Courtoisie
- Courtoisien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Courtoisie?
- /kʊʁto̯aˈziː/
- [kʊʁto̯aˈziː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Courtoisie in German?
Courtoisie appears about once in every 72 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).