Kollekte
German, noun/kɔˈlɛktə/
Kollekte is spelled K-O-L-L-E-K-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 68,093rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kollekte is a German feminine noun meaning “collection (money collected during or after a church service)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Geldsammlung für kirchliche oder karitative Zwecke”.
What does Kollekte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecollection (money collected during or after a church service)
Die Kollekte ist diese Woche für das Krankenhaus St. Barbara.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Geldsammlung für kirchliche oder karitative Zwecke
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 Kollekte
- Kollekten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kollekte?
- /kɔˈlɛktə/
- [kɔˈlɛk.tə]
- [ko-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kollekte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kollekte in German?
Kollekte 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).