Gewohnheit
German, noun[ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t]
Gewohnheit is spelled G-E-W-O-H-N-H-E-I-T (10 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written German, the 13,339th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gewohnheit is a German feminine noun meaning “habit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Handlung, die zur Routine wurde und immer wieder, oft unbewusst, wiederholt wird”.
What does Gewohnheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehabit
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Handlung, die zur Routine wurde und immer wieder, oft unbewusst, wiederholt wird
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 Gewohnheit
- Gewohnheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gewohnheit?
- [ɡəˈvoːnhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gewohnheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gewohnheit in German?
Gewohnheit appears 4.5 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).