Kultursprache
German, noun[kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁaːxə]
Kultursprache is spelled K-U-L-T-U-R-S-P-R-A-C-H-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written German, the 339,062nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kultursprache is a German feminine noun meaning “language of civilisation; a language used in learning, literature, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sprache als wesentlicher Bestandteil einer bestimmten Kultur”.
What does Kultursprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelanguage of civilisation; a language used in learning, literature, etc.
Latein war die Kultursprache des europäischen Mittelalters.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sprache als wesentlicher Bestandteil einer bestimmten Kultur
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 Kultursprache
- Kultursprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kultursprache?
- [kʊlˈtuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kultursprache in German?
Kultursprache appears about once in every 33 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).