Einheit
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t/
Einheit is spelled E-I-N-H-E-I-T (7 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written German, the 2,246th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einheit is a German feminine noun meaning “unit (organizational subdivision of a military force or similar hierarchy, often a rather granular one)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das oder ein Ganzes, das Zusammengehörige, Zusammengefügte, Vereinigte, Untrennbare”.
What does Einheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineunit (organizational subdivision of a military force or similar hierarchy, often a rather granular one)
- 2
feminineunit (individual controlled character in a strategy game, forming part of a larger army)
- 3
feminineunit (value/instance used as a reference for measuring within a category)
- 4
femininesynonym of Maßeinheit: unit of measurement
- 5
feminineunity (property of having been unified into a whole)
- 6
feminineset (certain amount of repetitions or time of continuous exercise)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das oder ein Ganzes, das Zusammengehörige, Zusammengefügte, Vereinigte, Untrennbare 2. messtechnische Vergleichsgröße 3. Gliederungsform von Truppenteilen unterhalb der Verbandebene 4. aus verschiedenen Komponenten bestehendes Zusammengehöriges, das einer spezifischen Funktion dient und Teil eines übergeordneten Ganzen 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 Einheit
- Einheiten plural
- Einh. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Einheit?
- /ˈaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t/
- [ˈʔaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t]
- [ˈaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Einheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Einheit in German?
Einheit appears 37 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).