Fraternität
German, noun/fʁatɛʁniˈtɛːt/
Fraternität is spelled F-R-A-T-E-R-N-I-T-Ä-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written German, the 423,336th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fraternität is a German feminine noun meaning “fraternity, brotherhood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Brüderlichkeit”.
What does Fraternität mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefraternity, brotherhood
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Brüderlichkeit 2. Körperschaft von meist nur Männern, die gemeinsame Interessen verfolgen; Bruderschaft
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 Fraternität
- Fraternitäten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fraternität?
- /fʁatɛʁniˈtɛːt/
- [fʁatɛʁniˈtɛːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Fraternität in German?
Fraternität appears about once in every 49 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).