Knechtschaft
German, noun/ˈknɛçtʃaft/
Knechtschaft is spelled K-N-E-C-H-T-S-C-H-A-F-T (12 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,256th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knechtschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “bondage, servitude, serfdom (state of being unfree and subordinated)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand der Rechtlosigkeit und Ausbeutung”.
What does Knechtschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebondage, servitude, serfdom (state of being unfree and subordinated)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand der Rechtlosigkeit und Ausbeutung
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 Knechtschaft
- Knechtschaften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Knechtschaft?
- /ˈknɛçtʃaft/
- [ˈknɛçtʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Knechtschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Knechtschaft in German?
Knechtschaft appears 1.1 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).