Ewigkeit
German, noun[ˈeːvɪçkaɪ̯t]
Ewigkeit is spelled E-W-I-G-K-E-I-T (8 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ewigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “eternity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein langer Zeitraum”.
What does Ewigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineeternity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein langer Zeitraum 2. Zeitlosigkeit ohne Anfang und ohne Ende 3. Zeitlosigkeit mit Anfang, aber ohne Ende
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 Ewigkeit
- Ewigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ewigkeit?
- [ˈeːvɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈeːvɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ewigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ewigkeit in German?
Ewigkeit appears 11 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).