Existenzangst
German, noun/ɛksɪsˈtɛnt͡sʔaŋst/
Existenzangst is spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N-Z-A-N-G-S-T (13 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 123,622nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Existenzangst is a German feminine noun meaning “existential angst” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Angst davor, die Grundlagen der eigenen Existenz zu verlieren”.
What does Existenzangst mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexistential angst
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Angst davor, die Grundlagen der eigenen Existenz zu verlieren
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 Existenzangst
- Existenzängste plural
- Existenzängsten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Existenzangst?
- /ɛksɪsˈtɛnt͡sʔaŋst/
- [ɛksɪsˈtɛnt͡sˌʔaŋst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Existenzangst in German?
Existenzangst appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).