Gemeinschaft
German, noun/ɡəˈmaɪ̯nʃaft/
Gemeinschaft is spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-S-C-H-A-F-T (12 letters) and appears 33 times per million words in written German, the 2,499th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gemeinschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “community, collective, syndicate, consortium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gruppe von Personen, die sich einander verbunden fühlen”.
What does Gemeinschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecommunity, collective, syndicate, consortium
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gruppe von Personen, die sich einander verbunden fühlen 2. Organisation, die sich zu bestimmten Zwecken gebildet hat
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 Gemeinschaft
- Gemeinschaften plural
- Gem. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gemeinschaft?
- Germany /ɡəˈmaɪ̯nʃaft/
- /ɡ̊eˈmaɪ̯nʃaft/
- Austria [-maɛ̯n-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gemeinschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gemeinschaft in German?
Gemeinschaft appears 33 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).