Erhabenheit
German, noun[ɛɐ̯ˈhaːbn̩haɪ̯t]
Erhabenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “sublimity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigenschaft/Zustand, würdevoll zu sein und/oder anerkannt zu werden”.
What does Erhabenheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesublimity
- 2
feminineloftiness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eigenschaft/Zustand, würdevoll zu sein und/oder anerkannt zu werden 2. nach oben gewölbte Stelle auf einer Fläche
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 Erhabenheit
- Erhabenheiten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erhabenheit?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈhaːbn̩haɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erhabenheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erhabenheit in German?
Erhabenheit 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).