Gesamtheit
German, noun[ɡəˈzamthaɪ̯t]
Gesamtheit is spelled G-E-S-A-M-T-H-E-I-T (10 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written German, the 13,580th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gesamtheit is a German feminine noun meaning “wholeness, totality, entirety” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Ganze, das Gesamte, die Gemeinschaft einer Gruppe”.
What does Gesamtheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewholeness, totality, entirety
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Ganze, das Gesamte, die Gemeinschaft einer Gruppe
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 Gesamtheit
- Gesamtheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gesamtheit?
- [ɡəˈzamthaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gesamtheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gesamtheit in German?
Gesamtheit appears 4.4 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).