Eigeninteresse
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔɪntəˌʁɛsə/
Eigeninteresse is spelled E-I-G-E-N-I-N-T-E-R-E-S-S-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eigeninteresse is a German neuter noun meaning “self-interest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Interesse am Verlauf und Ausgang von etwas, das durch den Willen zur Erlangung eines möglichst eigenen…”.
What does Eigeninteresse mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterself-interest
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Interesse am Verlauf und Ausgang von etwas, das durch den Willen zur Erlangung eines möglichst eigenen Vorteils oder Nutzens daraus geprägt ist
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 Eigeninteresse
- Eigeninteresses genitive
- Eigeninteressen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eigeninteresse?
- /ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔɪntəˌʁɛsə/
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔɪntəˌʁɛsə]
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʔɪnˌtʁɛsə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Eigeninteresse in German?
Eigeninteresse 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).