Ellbogengesellschaft
German, noun/ˈɛlboːɡn̩ɡəˌzɛlʃaft/
Ellbogengesellschaft is spelled E-L-L-B-O-G-E-N-G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T (20 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written German, the 446,287th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ellbogengesellschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “alternative form of Ellenbogengesellschaft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesellschaft, in der jeder Einzelne versucht, sich rücksichtslos durchzusetzen”.
What does Ellbogengesellschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative form of Ellenbogengesellschaft
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesellschaft, in der jeder Einzelne versucht, sich rücksichtslos durchzusetzen
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 Ellbogengesellschaft
- Ellbogengesellschaften plural
- Ellenbogengesellschaft variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ellbogengesellschaft?
- /ˈɛlboːɡn̩ɡəˌzɛlʃaft/
- [ˈɛlboːɡn̩ɡəˌzɛlʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ellbogengesellschaft in German?
Ellbogengesellschaft appears about once in every 54 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).