Gemütlichkeit
German, noun/ɡəˈmyːtlɪçkaɪ̯t/
Gemütlichkeit is spelled G-E-M-Ü-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (13 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written German, the 28,120th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gemütlichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “cosiness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gefühl der Geborgenheit, Vertrautheit und Sicherheit”.
What does Gemütlichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecosiness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gefühl der Geborgenheit, Vertrautheit und Sicherheit 2. ruhige, unehrgeizige Herangehensweise 3. Situationen und besonders Gespräche, die auf das Gemüt einwirken
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 Gemütlichkeit
- Gemütlichkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gemütlichkeit?
- /ɡəˈmyːtlɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ɡəˈmyːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gemütlichkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gemütlichkeit in German?
Gemütlichkeit appears 1.6 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).