Entbehrung
German, noun/ɛntˈbeːʁʊŋ/
Entbehrung is spelled E-N-T-B-E-H-R-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 111,951st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entbehrung is a German feminine noun meaning “hardship, privation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verzicht aus Mangel”.
What does Entbehrung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehardship, privation
- 2
feminineausterity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verzicht aus Mangel
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 Entbehrung
- Entbehrungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Entbehrung?
- /ɛntˈbeːʁʊŋ/
- [ɛntˈbeːʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Entbehrung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Entbehrung in German?
Entbehrung appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).