Erbauungsliteratur
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯ʊŋs.lɪtəʁaˌtuːɐ̯/
Erbauungsliteratur is spelled E-R-B-A-U-U-N-G-S-L-I-T-E-R-A-T-U-R (18 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 219,861st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erbauungsliteratur is a German feminine noun meaning “Christian devotional literature (religious writing that Christian individuals read for their personal growth and spiritual formation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Literatur, die in schlichter Weise auf eine positive geistige, moralische oder religiöse Beeinflussung des…”.
What does Erbauungsliteratur mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineChristian devotional literature (religious writing that Christian individuals read for their personal growth and spiritual formation)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Literatur, die in schlichter Weise auf eine positive geistige, moralische oder religiöse Beeinflussung des Lesers abzielt
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 Erbauungsliteratur
- Erbauungsliteraturen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erbauungsliteratur?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯ʊŋs.lɪtəʁaˌtuːɐ̯/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯ʊŋslɪtəʁaˌtuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Erbauungsliteratur in German?
Erbauungsliteratur appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).