Ehrerbietung
German, noun/ˈeːɐ̯ʔɛɐ̯ˌbiːtʊŋ/
Ehrerbietung is spelled E-H-R-E-R-B-I-E-T-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 73,335th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ehrerbietung is a German feminine noun meaning “obeisance, reverence (obedient attitude)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Haltung/Handlung, jemandem oder etwas Ehre zu erweisen”.
What does Ehrerbietung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobeisance, reverence (obedient attitude)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Haltung/Handlung, jemandem oder etwas Ehre zu erweisen
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 Ehrerbietung
- Ehrerbietungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ehrerbietung?
- /ˈeːɐ̯ʔɛɐ̯ˌbiːtʊŋ/
- [ˈeːɐ̯ʔɛɐ̯ˌbiːtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ehrerbietung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ehrerbietung in German?
Ehrerbietung appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).