Institut
German, noun/ɪn.stiˈtuːt/
Institut is spelled I-N-S-T-I-T-U-T (8 letters) and appears 45 times per million words in written German, the 1,885th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Institut is a German neuter noun meaning “institute (independent research institution)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einrichtung mit eigener Verfassung (Konstitution), meistens eine Anstalt, die wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten…”.
What does Institut mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterinstitute (independent research institution)
- 2
neuterdepartment (subdivision of a faculty)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einrichtung mit eigener Verfassung (Konstitution), meistens eine Anstalt, die wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten, der Forschung, der Erziehung oder Ähnlichem dient 2. Gebäude, in dem sich eine Einrichtung oder Anstalt befindet 3. durch rechtliche Bestimmungen geschaffenes Rechtsgebilde
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 Institut
- Institutes genitive
- Instituts genitive
- Institute plural
- Instituten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Institut?
- /ɪn.stiˈtuːt/
- [ɪnstiˈtuːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Institut
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Institut in German?
Institut appears 45 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).