Kennzeichen
German, noun/ˈkɛn.t͡saɪ̯.çən/
Kennzeichen is spelled K-E-N-N-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N (11 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,360th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kennzeichen is a German neuter noun meaning “characteristic, mark” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Merkmal, an dem man eine Person oder einen Gegenstand erkennt”.
What does Kennzeichen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercharacteristic, mark
- 2
neuterearmark, marking, tag
- 3
neuterregistration identifier
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Merkmal, an dem man eine Person oder einen Gegenstand erkennt 2. Zulassungsnummer oder Kennung eines Fahrzeugs
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 Kennzeichen
- Kennzeichens genitive
- KZ abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kennzeichen?
- /ˈkɛn.t͡saɪ̯.çən/
- [ˈkɛnˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kennzeichen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kennzeichen in German?
Kennzeichen appears 14 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).