Inkulturation
German, noun[ɪnkʊltuʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Inkulturation is a German feminine noun meaning “inculturation (adaptation of Christian teachings in a non-Christian culture)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Prozess, Gedanken und Praktiken, die in einer Kultur entstanden sind oder zum Ausdruck gebracht werden, auf…”.
What does Inkulturation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinculturation (adaptation of Christian teachings in a non-Christian culture)
- 2
feminineenculturation (process by which a person adopts the behaviour patterns of the culture in which they are immersed)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Prozess, Gedanken und Praktiken, die in einer Kultur entstanden sind oder zum Ausdruck gebracht werden, auf angemessene Weise in eine andere Kultur zu übertragen
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 Inkulturation
- Inkulturationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Inkulturation?
- [ɪnkʊltuʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Inkulturation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Inkulturation in German?
Inkulturation appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).