Empfehlungsschreiben
German, noun/ɛmˈp͡feːlʊŋsˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩/
Empfehlungsschreiben is spelled E-M-P-F-E-H-L-U-N-G-S-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N (20 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 60,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Empfehlungsschreiben is a German neuter noun meaning “letter of recommendation, testimonial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schreiben, in dem zugunsten einer Person eine Empfehlung ausgesprochen wird”.
What does Empfehlungsschreiben mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterletter of recommendation, testimonial
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schreiben, in dem zugunsten einer Person eine Empfehlung ausgesprochen wird
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 Empfehlungsschreiben
- Empfehlungsschreibens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Empfehlungsschreiben?
- /ɛmˈp͡feːlʊŋsˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩/
- [ɛmˈp͡feːlʊŋsˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Empfehlungsschreiben
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Empfehlungsschreiben in German?
Empfehlungsschreiben appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).