Kindersterblichkeit
German, noun/ˈkɪndɐˌʃtɛʁplɪçkaɪ̯t/
Kindersterblichkeit is spelled K-I-N-D-E-R-S-T-E-R-B-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (19 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 60,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kindersterblichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “child mortality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die klassischerweise gegenüber späteren Lebensjahren erhöhte Sterblichkeit im Kindesalter”.
What does Kindersterblichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechild mortality
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die klassischerweise gegenüber späteren Lebensjahren erhöhte Sterblichkeit im Kindesalter
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Kindersterblichkeit?
- /ˈkɪndɐˌʃtɛʁplɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈkɪndɐˌʃtɛʁplɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kindersterblichkeit in German?
Kindersterblichkeit appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).