Minderheit
German, noun/ˈmɪndɐhaɪ̯t/
Minderheit is spelled M-I-N-D-E-R-H-E-I-T (10 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,291st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Minderheit is a German feminine noun meaning “minority” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Gruppe, die sich nach der Anzahl der Mitglieder bezüglich der Gesamtheit in der Unterzahl befindet”.
What does Minderheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Gruppe, die sich nach der Anzahl der Mitglieder bezüglich der Gesamtheit in der Unterzahl befindet
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 Minderheit
- Minderheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Minderheit?
- /ˈmɪndɐhaɪ̯t/
- [ˈmɪndɐhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Minderheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Minderheit in German?
Minderheit appears 11 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).