Eigenschaft
German, noun/ˈʔaɪ̯ɡn̩ʃaft/
Eigenschaft is spelled E-I-G-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T (11 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 6,912th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eigenschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “feature, property, characteristic; quality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Merkmal einer Sache, eines Wesens; das, was für jemanden oder etwas typisch oder kennzeichnend ist”.
What does Eigenschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefeature, property, characteristic; quality
Sind wir wirklich mehr als die Summe unserer Eigenschaften?
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Merkmal einer Sache, eines Wesens; das, was für jemanden oder etwas typisch oder kennzeichnend 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 Eigenschaft
- Eigenschaften plural
- Eig. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eigenschaft?
- /ˈʔaɪ̯ɡn̩ʃaft/
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ʃaft]
- [ˈaɪ̯ɡŋ̍ʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Eigenschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Eigenschaft in German?
Eigenschaft appears 10 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).