Gelehrsamkeit
German, noun/ɡəˈleːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t/
Gelehrsamkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “erudition; learnedness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigenschaft, umfangreiches, vielfältiges Wissen zu haben”.
What does Gelehrsamkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineerudition; learnedness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eigenschaft, umfangreiches, vielfältiges Wissen zu haben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Gelehrsamkeit?
- /ɡəˈleːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t/
- [ɡəˈleːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gelehrsamkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gelehrsamkeit in German?
Gelehrsamkeit 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).