Instanz
German, noun[ɪnˈstant͡s]
Instanz is spelled I-N-S-T-A-N-Z (7 letters) and appears 9.3 times per million words in written German, the 7,460th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Instanz is a German feminine noun meaning “legal authority” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Adresse, eine Einrichtung, der man für eine bestimmte Angelegenheit Autorität beimisst”.
What does Instanz mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelegal authority
Der Bundesgerichtshof ist die oberste gerichtliche Instanz für Strafverfahren in Deutschland.
- 2
feminineauthority, entity (any agency, person or level in a hierarchy considered to have authority over a situation)
- 3
feminineinstance (specific occurence or realization)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Adresse, eine Einrichtung, der man für eine bestimmte Angelegenheit Autorität beimisst 2. Ebene, auf der sich ein Gericht befindet 3. zuständige Einrichtung, Behörde 4. eines von möglicherweise mehreren Objekten derselben Klasse
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 Instanz
- Instanzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Instanz?
- [ɪnˈstant͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Instanz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Instanz in German?
Instanz appears 9.3 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).