Erwachsensein
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈvaksn̩ˌzaɪ̯n/
Erwachsensein is spelled E-R-W-A-C-H-S-E-N-S-E-I-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 94,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erwachsensein is a German neuter noun meaning “adulthood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Zustand einer erwachsenen Person”.
What does Erwachsensein mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteradulthood
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Zustand einer erwachsenen Person
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 Erwachsensein
- Erwachsenseins genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erwachsensein?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈvaksn̩ˌzaɪ̯n/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈvaksn̩ˌzaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Erwachsensein in German?
Erwachsensein appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).