Mündigkeit
German, noun[ˈmʏndɪçkaɪ̯t]
Mündigkeit is spelled M-Ü-N-D-I-G-K-E-I-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 53,554th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mündigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “maturity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand, im rechtlichen Sinne erwachsen zu sein (meist mit Vollendung des 18. Lebensjahres)”.
What does Mündigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininematurity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand, im rechtlichen Sinne erwachsen zu sein (meist mit Vollendung des 18. Lebensjahres) 2. Fähigkeit aufgrund seines Alters, bestimmte Entscheidungen zu treffen und eigenständig und verantwortlich zu handeln
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 Mündigkeit
- Mündigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mündigkeit?
- [ˈmʏndɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈmʏndɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Mündigkeit in German?
Mündigkeit appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).