Geltung
German, noun[ˈɡɛltʊŋ]
Geltung is spelled G-E-L-T-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written German, the 11,404th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geltung is a German feminine noun meaning “import, effect, recognition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigenschaft, anerkannt zu werden”.
What does Geltung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineimport, effect, recognition
zur Geltung bringen
- 2
feminineobsoletepayment, recompense, fee, tax
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eigenschaft, anerkannt zu werden 2. Eigenschaft, für wirksam erachtet zu werden
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 Geltung
- Geltungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geltung?
- [ˈɡɛltʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Geltung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Geltung in German?
Geltung appears 5.5 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).