Ellenbogengesellschaft
German, noun/ˈɛl(ə)nboːɡ(ə)nɡəˌzɛlʃaft/
Ellenbogengesellschaft is spelled E-L-L-E-N-B-O-G-E-N-G-E-S-E-L-L-S-C-H-A-F-T (22 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written German, the 309,493rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ellenbogengesellschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “dog-eat-dog society (world, jungle), survival-of-the-fittest world, everyone-for-himself society” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Gesellschaftsordnung, die auf Egoismus und Eigennutz basiert”.
What does Ellenbogengesellschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedog-eat-dog society (world, jungle), survival-of-the-fittest world, everyone-for-himself society
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Gesellschaftsordnung, die auf Egoismus und Eigennutz basiert
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 Ellenbogengesellschaft
- Ellenbogengesellschaften plural
- Ellbogengesellschaft alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ellenbogengesellschaft?
- /ˈɛl(ə)nboːɡ(ə)nɡəˌzɛlʃaft/
- [ˈɛlənboːɡn̩ɡəˌzɛlʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ellenbogengesellschaft in German?
Ellenbogengesellschaft appears about once in every 28 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).