Kollektivschuld
German, noun/kɔlɛkˈtiːfˌʃʊlt/
Kollektivschuld is a German feminine noun meaning “collective guilt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schuld einer Gruppe, Menge von Personen ohne Rücksicht auf den Tatbeitrag der einzelnen Personen”.
What does Kollektivschuld mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecollective guilt
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schuld einer Gruppe, Menge von Personen ohne Rücksicht auf den Tatbeitrag der einzelnen Personen
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 Kollektivschuld?
- /kɔlɛkˈtiːfˌʃʊlt/
- [kɔlɛkˈtiːfˌʃʊlt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kollektivschuld in German?
Kollektivschuld appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).