Günstlingswirtschaft
German, noun/ˈɡʏnstlɪŋsˌvɪʁtʃaft/
Günstlingswirtschaft is spelled G-Ü-N-S-T-L-I-N-G-S-W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T (20 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 222,832nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Günstlingswirtschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “favouritism, cronyism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verhältnisse, in denen solche Leute bevorzugt werden (zum Beispiel bei der Vergabe von Ämtern), denen man…”.
What does Günstlingswirtschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefavouritism, cronyism
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verhältnisse, in denen solche Leute bevorzugt werden (zum Beispiel bei der Vergabe von Ämtern), denen man gewogen ist, die man besonders mag, die aber nicht unbedingt Familienangehörige sind
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Günstlingswirtschaft?
- /ˈɡʏnstlɪŋsˌvɪʁtʃaft/
- [ˈɡʏnstlɪŋsˌvɪʁtʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Günstlingswirtschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Günstlingswirtschaft in German?
Günstlingswirtschaft appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).