Judenrat
German, noun[ˈjuːdn̩ˌʁaːt]
Judenrat is spelled J-U-D-E-N-R-A-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 241,486th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Judenrat is a German masculine noun meaning “Jewish council; especially an administrative body in German-occupied territory during World War II” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus mehreren Personen jüdischen Glaubens bestehendes Gremium”.
What does Judenrat mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineJewish council; especially an administrative body in German-occupied territory during World War II
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aus mehreren Personen jüdischen Glaubens bestehendes Gremium
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 Judenrat
- Judenrates genitive
- Judenrats genitive
- Judenräte plural
- Judenrate dative singular
- Judenräten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Judenrat?
- [ˈjuːdn̩ˌʁaːt]
- [ˈjuːdənˌʁaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Judenrat in German?
Judenrat 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).