Kindheit
German, noun/ˈkɪnt.haɪ̯t/
Kindheit is spelled K-I-N-D-H-E-I-T (8 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written German, the 3,577th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kindheit is a German feminine noun meaning “childhood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeitraum im Leben eines Menschen von der Geburt bis zur Pubertät”.
What does Kindheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechildhood
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeitraum im Leben eines Menschen von der Geburt bis zur Pubertät
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 Kindheit
- Kindheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kindheit?
- /ˈkɪnt.haɪ̯t/
- [ˈkɪnt.haɪ̯t]
- [ˈkɪn.taɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kindheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kindheit in German?
Kindheit appears 22 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).