Individuum
German, noun[ɪndiˈviːduʊm]
Individuum is spelled I-N-D-I-V-I-D-U-U-M (10 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written German, the 11,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Individuum is a German neuter noun meaning “individual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas Einzelnes in seiner jeweiligen Gesamtheit und gleichzeitigen Besonderheit (von absondern, trennen…”.
What does Individuum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterindividual
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. etwas Einzelnes in seiner jeweiligen Gesamtheit und gleichzeitigen Besonderheit (von absondern, trennen, unterscheiden) oder Unterschiedlichkeit gegenüber anderem, das Ganze einer Einheit, etwas Einheitliches, ein einzelnes Lebewesen oder Einzelwesen 2. herablassend bis abwertend für eine Person
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 Individuum
- Individuums genitive
- Individuen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Individuum?
- [ɪndiˈviːduʊm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Individuum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Individuum in German?
Individuum appears 5.6 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).