Engagement
German, noun/ãɡaʒ(ə)ˈmãː/
Engagement is spelled E-N-G-A-G-E-M-E-N-T (10 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written German, the 2,891st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Engagement is a German neuter noun meaning “commitment, dedication” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(berufliche) Anstellung, Verpflichtung, insbesondere eines Künstlers”.
What does Engagement mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercommitment, dedication
- 2
neuterbooking (of an artist etc.)
- 3
neuterengagement
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (berufliche) Anstellung, Verpflichtung, insbesondere eines Künstlers 2. persönlicher, oft unentgeltlicher Einsatz; weltanschauliche Verbundenheit mit etwas 3. Verpflichtung, zu einem bestimmten Termin Papiere zu kaufen oder zu verkaufen 4. Aufforderung zum Tanz
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 Engagement
- Engagements genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Engagement?
- /ãɡaʒ(ə)ˈmãː/
- [ɑ̃ɡaʒˈmɑ̃ː]
- [ɑ̃ɡaʒəˈmɑ̃ː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Engagement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Engagement in German?
Engagement appears 28 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).