Erniedrigung
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈniːdʁɪɡʊŋ/
Erniedrigung is spelled E-R-N-I-E-D-R-I-G-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erniedrigung is a German feminine noun meaning “humiliation, abasement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “menschenunwürdige Behandlung”.
What does Erniedrigung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehumiliation, abasement
- 2
femininedegradation
- 3
femininelowering, depression
- 4
femininea flat note (abbreviated es for Erniedrigungs Zeichen)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. menschenunwürdige Behandlung 2. Maßnahme oder Ergebnis der Verringerung von etwas
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 Erniedrigung
- Erniedrigungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erniedrigung?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈniːdʁɪɡʊŋ/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈniːdʁɪɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erniedrigung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erniedrigung in German?
Erniedrigung 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).