Gewaltentrennung
German, noun/ɡəˈvaltn̩ˌtʁɛnʊŋ/
Gewaltentrennung is spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-E-N-T-R-E-N-N-U-N-G (16 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 161,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gewaltentrennung is a German feminine noun meaning “separation of powers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Trennung von Exekutive, Legislative und Justiz”.
What does Gewaltentrennung mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Trennung von Exekutive, Legislative und Justiz
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 Gewaltentrennung
- Gewaltentrennungen plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gewaltentrennung?
- /ɡəˈvaltn̩ˌtʁɛnʊŋ/
- [ɡəˈvaltn̩ˌtʁɛnʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gewaltentrennung in German?
Gewaltentrennung appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).