Gesundheitswesen
German, noun[ɡəˈzunthaɪ̯t͡sˌveːzn̩]
Gesundheitswesen is spelled G-E-S-U-N-D-H-E-I-T-S-W-E-S-E-N (16 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written German, the 11,022nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gesundheitswesen is a German neuter noun meaning “healthcare, healthcare sector, health system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Gesamtheit aller Einrichtungen, Personen, Regelungen und Prozesse, die mit der Förderung und Erhaltung…”.
What does Gesundheitswesen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterhealthcare, healthcare sector, health system
- 2
neuterhealth service
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Gesamtheit aller Einrichtungen, Personen, Regelungen und Prozesse, die mit der Förderung und Erhaltung der Gesundheit des Menschen zu tun haben
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 Gesundheitswesen
- Gesundheitswesens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gesundheitswesen?
- [ɡəˈzunthaɪ̯t͡sˌveːzn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gesundheitswesen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gesundheitswesen in German?
Gesundheitswesen appears 5.8 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).