Ermutigung
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈmuːtɪɡʊŋ/
Ermutigung is spelled E-R-M-U-T-I-G-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 42,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ermutigung is a German feminine noun meaning “encouragement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Versuch, jemandem mehr Freude, Mut zu geben”.
What does Ermutigung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineencouragement
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Versuch, jemandem mehr Freude, Mut zu geben
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 Ermutigung
- Ermutigungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ermutigung?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈmuːtɪɡʊŋ/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈmuːtɪɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ermutigung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ermutigung in German?
Ermutigung appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).