Kunstsprache
German, noun/ˈkʊnstˌʃpʁaːχə/
Kunstsprache is spelled K-U-N-S-T-S-P-R-A-C-H-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 159,136th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kunstsprache is a German feminine noun meaning “an artificial language or artificially imitated style of speech” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “künstlich entwickelte Sprache für die internationale Verständigung”.
What does Kunstsprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoleteartistic, elegant language
- 2
feminineobsoletejargon, technical language
- 3
femininean artificial language or artificially imitated style of speech
- 4
femininea constructed language
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. künstlich entwickelte Sprache für die internationale Verständigung 2. formale Sprache 3. Sprache, mit der Programme für Computer geschrieben werden können 4. Sprache des künstlerischen Stils
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 Kunstsprache
- Kunstsprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kunstsprache?
- /ˈkʊnstˌʃpʁaːχə/
- [ˈkʊnstˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kunstsprache in German?
Kunstsprache appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).