Ernährung
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːʁʊŋ/
Ernährung is spelled E-R-N-Ä-H-R-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written German, the 3,246th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ernährung is a German feminine noun meaning “nutrition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Zufuhr von Nahrung”.
What does Ernährung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenutrition
Die Ernährung ist ein wichtiger Faktor für die Gestaltung der Darmmikrobiota und kann dazu genutzt werden, die abweichende Zusammensetzung des Darmmikrobioms zu verändern.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Zufuhr von Nahrung 2. die Nahrung selbst 3. der Lebensunterhalt
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 Ernährung
- Ernährungen nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ernährung?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːʁʊŋ/
- /ɛɐ̯ˈneːʁʊŋ/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ernährung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ernährung in German?
Ernährung appears 25 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).