Gerechtigkeit
German, noun/ɡəˈʁɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t/
Gerechtigkeit is spelled G-E-R-E-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T (13 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written German, the 3,312th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gerechtigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “justice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einstellung, Prinzip, Zustand, bei denen jede Person das erhält, was ihr zusteht”.
What does Gerechtigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejustice
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einstellung, Prinzip, Zustand, bei denen jede Person das erhält, was ihr zusteht 2. das Gerechtsein 3. Gerechtsame, Nutzungsrecht an einem Grundstück
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 Gerechtigkeit
- Gerechtigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gerechtigkeit?
- /ɡəˈʁɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ɡəˈʁɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ɡəˈʁɛçtɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gerechtigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gerechtigkeit in German?
Gerechtigkeit appears 25 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).