Ermächtigung
German, noun[ɛɐ̯ˈmɛçtɪɡʊŋ]
Ermächtigung is spelled E-R-M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 34,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ermächtigung is a German feminine noun meaning “authorization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Erteilung des Rechtes, etwas tun zu dürfen”.
What does Ermächtigung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineauthorization
- 2
feminineempowerment
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Erteilung des Rechtes, etwas tun zu dürfen
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 Ermächtigung
- Ermächtigungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ermächtigung?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈmɛçtɪɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ermächtigung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ermächtigung in German?
Ermächtigung appears 1.2 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).