Dankbarkeit
German, noun[ˈdaŋkbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t]
Dankbarkeit is spelled D-A-N-K-B-A-R-K-E-I-T (11 letters) and appears 6.2 times per million words in written German, the 10,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dankbarkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “gratitude, gratefulness, thankfulness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Anerkennung für Wohlwollen, Hilfe, Unterstützung, die man erfahren hat”.
What does Dankbarkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegratitude, gratefulness, thankfulness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Anerkennung für Wohlwollen, Hilfe, Unterstützung, die man erfahren hat. 2. Nützlichkeit, Vorteilhaftigkeit, Aussicht auf Lohn 3. Haltbarkeit, Anspruchslosigkeit, Nützlichkeit auf lange Sicht
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 Dankbarkeit
- Dankbarkeiten plural
- Dankb. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dankbarkeit?
- [ˈdaŋkbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Dankbarkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Dankbarkeit in German?
Dankbarkeit appears 6.2 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).