Erkenntlichkeit
German, noun[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛntlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Erkenntlichkeit is spelled E-R-K-E-N-N-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written German, the 362,108th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erkenntlichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “sign of gratitude, sign of appreciation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Dankbarkeit”.
What does Erkenntlichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesign of gratitude, sign of appreciation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dankbarkeit 2. Dankbarkeit zum Ausdruck bringendes Geschenk oder Gefälligkeit
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 Erkenntlichkeit
- Erkenntlichkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erkenntlichkeit?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛntlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Erkenntlichkeit in German?
Erkenntlichkeit appears about once in every 37 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).