Ermangelung
German, noun[ɛɐ̯ˈmaŋəlʊŋ]
Ermangelung is spelled E-R-M-A-N-G-E-L-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ermangelung is a German feminine noun meaning “only used in in Ermangelung” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nur in der Wendung in Ermangelung, siehe dort”.
What does Ermangelung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineonly used in in Ermangelung
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nur in der Wendung in Ermangelung, siehe dort
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 Ermangelung
- Ermanglung alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ermangelung?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈmaŋəlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ermangelung in German?
Ermangelung appears 1.0 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).