Erwartung
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtʊŋ(k)/
Erwartung is spelled E-R-W-A-R-T-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 6.0 times per million words in written German, the 10,637th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erwartung is a German feminine noun meaning “expectation, expectancy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand der Spannung, des Wartens, der Ungeduld”.
What does Erwartung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexpectation, expectancy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand der Spannung, des Wartens, der Ungeduld 2. Vorstellung von dem, was geschehen wird; etwas, was erwartet wird
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 Erwartung
- Erwartungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erwartung?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtʊŋ(k)/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erwartung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erwartung in German?
Erwartung appears 6.0 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).