Ereignis
German, noun/ɛʁˈaɪ̯ɡnɪs/
Ereignis is spelled E-R-E-I-G-N-I-S (8 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written German, the 4,427th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ereignis is a German neuter noun meaning “event (occurrence of social or personal importance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “meist bedeutsames – Geschehen oder Erlebnis”.
What does Ereignis mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterevent (occurrence of social or personal importance)
Auf der Con stand ein wichtiges Ereignis bevor.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. meist bedeutsames – Geschehen oder Erlebnis 2. Teil einer Menge von Ergebnissen eines Zufallsexperiments, dem eine Wahrscheinlichkeit zugeordnet werden kann
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 Ereignis
- Ereignisses genitive
- Ereignisse plural
- Ereignissen dative definite plural
- Ereigniß obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ereignis?
- /ɛʁˈaɪ̯ɡnɪs/
- [ʔɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯.ɡnɪs]
- [-ˈʔaɪ̯k.nɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ereignis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ereignis in German?
Ereignis appears 17 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).