Einsamkeit
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯n.za(ː)mˌkaɪ̯t/
Einsamkeit is spelled E-I-N-S-A-M-K-E-I-T (10 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written German, the 9,345th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einsamkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “loneliness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Alleinsein oder Verlassensein”.
What does Einsamkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineloneliness
- 2
femininesolitude, lonesomeness, solitariness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Alleinsein oder Verlassensein 2. Abgeschiedenheit, Einöde
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 Einsamkeit
- Einsamkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Einsamkeit?
- /ˈaɪ̯n.za(ː)mˌkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈaɪ̯nzaːmkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Einsamkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Einsamkeit in German?
Einsamkeit appears 7.1 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).