Gemeinwesen
German, noun/ɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌveːzn̩/
Gemeinwesen is spelled G-E-M-E-I-N-W-E-S-E-N (11 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 31,493rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gemeinwesen is a German neuter noun meaning “body politic (collective body as politically organized)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “menschliche Organisationsform über dem Familienverband”.
What does Gemeinwesen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbody politic (collective body as politically organized)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. menschliche Organisationsform über dem Familienverband
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 Gemeinwesen
- Gemeinwesens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gemeinwesen?
- /ɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌveːzn̩/
- [ɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌveːzn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gemeinwesen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gemeinwesen in German?
Gemeinwesen appears 1.4 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).