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Erkenntnis

German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈkɛntnɪs/

Erkenntnis is spelled E-R-K-E-N-N-T-N-I-S (10 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written German, the 4,345th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erkenntnis is a German feminine noun meaning “realization, recognition, insight, perception” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Feststellung, die jemand auf Grund seiner Erfahrung trifft; eine Beurteilung, Bewertung”.

What does Erkenntnis mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininerealization, recognition, insight, perception

noun

  1. 1

    Austrianeuterjudgment, court decision, court ruling

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

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. eine Feststellung, die jemand auf Grund seiner Erfahrung trifft; eine Beurteilung, Bewertung 2. das Abbild von Gegenständen und Sachverhalten im Bewusstsein; das durch Erkenntnisgewinnung entstandene Wissen; bei Kant das synthetisch-analytische Urteil 3. von Gott dem Menschen offenbartes Wissen; absolutes göttliches Wissen

noun: 1. verwaltungs- und höchstrichterliches Urteil; Gerichtsbescheid

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 Erkenntnis

  • Erkenntnisse plural
  • Erkenntnissen dative definite plural
  • Erkenntnisses genitive
  • Erkenntniß obsolete

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Erkenntnis?

  • /ɛɐ̯ˈkɛntnɪs/
  • [-ˈkɛn̥.nɪs]
  • [-ˈkɛnˀnɪs]

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

English words that translate to Erkenntnis

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

How common is Erkenntnis in German?

Erkenntnis appears 18 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).

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