Eigennutz
German, noun[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌnʊt͡s]
Eigennutz is spelled E-I-G-E-N-N-U-T-Z (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eigennutz is a German masculine noun meaning “self-interest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bedachtsein auf den eigenen Vorteil”.
What does Eigennutz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineself-interest
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bedachtsein auf den eigenen Vorteil
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 Eigennutz
- Eigennutzes genitive
- Eigennutze dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eigennutz?
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌnʊt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Eigennutz in German?
Eigennutz appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).