Erfahrenheit
German, noun[ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁənhaɪ̯t]
Erfahrenheit is spelled E-R-F-A-H-R-E-N-H-E-I-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written German, the 396,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erfahrenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “experience, knowledge, skills, adeptness, sophistication” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigenschaft, erfahren zu sein”.
What does Erfahrenheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexperience, knowledge, skills, adeptness, sophistication
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eigenschaft, erfahren zu sein
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 Erfahrenheit
- Erfahrenheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erfahrenheit?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁənhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erfahrenheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erfahrenheit in German?
Erfahrenheit appears about once in every 44 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).