Familiensprache
German, noun/faˈmiːli̯ənˌʃpʁaːxə/
Familiensprache is spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-E-N-S-P-R-A-C-H-E (15 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written German, the 396,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Familiensprache is a German feminine noun meaning “family language (i.e. home language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sprache oder spezifische Form der Muttersprache, die in der Familie verwendet wird”.
What does Familiensprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefamily language (i.e. home language)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sprache oder spezifische Form der Muttersprache, die in der Familie verwendet 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 Familiensprache
- Familiensprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Familiensprache?
- /faˈmiːli̯ənˌʃpʁaːxə/
- [faˈmiːli̯ənˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Familiensprache in German?
Familiensprache appears about once in every 44 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).