Ernüchterung
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈnʏçtəʁʊŋ/
Ernüchterung is spelled E-R-N-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 35,692nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ernüchterung is a German feminine noun meaning “disillusionment, sobering experience” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Abklingen eines Alkoholrausches”.
What does Ernüchterung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedisillusionment, sobering experience
Die Ernüchterung ist eingetreten.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Abklingen eines Alkoholrausches 2. das Verklingen einer gesteigerten Begeisterung
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 Ernüchterung
- Ernüchterungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ernüchterung?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈnʏçtəʁʊŋ/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈnʏçtəʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ernüchterung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ernüchterung in German?
Ernüchterung appears 1.1 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).