Dienstvergehen
German, noun[ˈdiːnstfɛɐ̯ˌɡeːən]
Dienstvergehen is spelled D-I-E-N-S-T-V-E-R-G-E-H-E-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 127,251st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dienstvergehen is a German neuter noun meaning “malfeasance in office” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Handlung, die gegen die Dienstpflichten eines Beamten, Soldaten, Richters, Zivildienstleistenden oder Notars…”.
What does Dienstvergehen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermalfeasance in office
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Handlung, die gegen die Dienstpflichten eines Beamten, Soldaten, Richters, Zivildienstleistenden oder Notars verstößt
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 Dienstvergehen
- Dienstvergehens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dienstvergehen?
- [ˈdiːnstfɛɐ̯ˌɡeːən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Dienstvergehen in German?
Dienstvergehen appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).