Mehrheit
German, noun/ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t/
Mehrheit is spelled M-E-H-R-H-E-I-T (8 letters) and appears 54 times per million words in written German, the 1,596th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mehrheit is a German feminine noun meaning “majority; bulk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “größerer Teil einer feststehenden Gesamtheit”.
What does Mehrheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemajority; bulk
- 2
femininemajority (specified as absolute Mehrheit)
- 3
feminineplurality (specified as relative Mehrheit)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. größerer Teil einer feststehenden Gesamtheit
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 Mehrheit
- Mehrheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mehrheit?
- /ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t/
- /ˈmɛɐ̯haɪ̯t/
- [ˈmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mehrheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mehrheit in German?
Mehrheit appears 54 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).