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Ergebenheit

German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbn̩ˌhaɪ̯t/

Ergebenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “humility” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does Ergebenheit mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininehumility

  2. 2

    feminineloyalty

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce Ergebenheit?

  • /ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbn̩ˌhaɪ̯t/
  • /ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbm̩̩haɪ̯t/

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Ergebenheit

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Ergebenheit in German?

Ergebenheit appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).