Genugtuung
German, noun[ɡəˈnuːkˌtuːʊŋ]
Genugtuung is spelled G-E-N-U-G-T-U-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written German, the 21,569th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Genugtuung is a German feminine noun meaning “satisfaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Gefühl, das Richtige und Notwendige getan zu haben”.
What does Genugtuung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesatisfaction
- 2
femininecompensation
- 3
Switzerlandfemininesolatium
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Gefühl, das Richtige und Notwendige getan zu haben 2. Maßnahme, um einen materiellen oder immateriellen Schaden auszugleichen
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 Genugtuung
- Genugtuungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Genugtuung?
- [ɡəˈnuːkˌtuːʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Genugtuung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Genugtuung in German?
Genugtuung appears 2.3 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).