Existenzgrundlage
German, noun/ɛksɪsˈtɛnt͡sˌɡʁʊntlaːɡə/
Existenzgrundlage is spelled E-X-I-S-T-E-N-Z-G-R-U-N-D-L-A-G-E (17 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Existenzgrundlage is a German feminine noun meaning “basis of existence, base of life” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “finanzielle Basis des Daseins”.
What does Existenzgrundlage mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebasis of existence, base of life
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. finanzielle Basis des Daseins
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 Existenzgrundlage
- Existenzgrundlagen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Existenzgrundlage?
- /ɛksɪsˈtɛnt͡sˌɡʁʊntlaːɡə/
- [ɛksɪsˈtɛnt͡sˌɡʁʊntlaːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Existenzgrundlage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Existenzgrundlage in German?
Existenzgrundlage appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).