Fürsorge
German, noun/ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁɡə/
Fürsorge is spelled F-Ü-R-S-O-R-G-E (8 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written German, the 17,848th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fürsorge is a German feminine noun meaning “care, solicitude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einsatz/Bemühung zugunsten Hilfsbedürftiger”.
What does Fürsorge mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecare, solicitude
- 2
femininewelfare
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einsatz/Bemühung zugunsten Hilfsbedürftiger 2. öffentliche Einrichtung zur Betreuung von Hilfsbedürftigen 3. finanzielle Unterstützung für Bedürftige durch das Sozialamt
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 Fürsorge
- Fs. abbreviation
- Fürs. abbreviation
- Fürsorgen nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fürsorge?
- /ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁɡə/
- [ˈfyːɐ̯ˌzɔʁɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fürsorge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fürsorge in German?
Fürsorge appears 3.0 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).