Nichtregierungsorganisation
German, noun/ˌnɪçt.ʁeˈɡiːʁʊŋs.ɔʁɡanizaˌt͡si̯oːn/
Nichtregierungsorganisation is spelled N-I-C-H-T-R-E-G-I-E-R-U-N-G-S-O-R-G-A-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N (27 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 69,095th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nichtregierungsorganisation is a German feminine noun meaning “non-governmental organization, NGO” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in den unterschiedlichsten zivilgesellschaftlichen Bereichen tätige staatsunabhängige Organisation”.
What does Nichtregierungsorganisation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenon-governmental organization, NGO
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in den unterschiedlichsten zivilgesellschaftlichen Bereichen tätige staatsunabhängige Organisation
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 Nichtregierungsorganisation
- Nichtregierungsorganisationen plural
- NGO alternative abbreviation
- NRO alternative abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nichtregierungsorganisation?
- /ˌnɪçt.ʁeˈɡiːʁʊŋs.ɔʁɡanizaˌt͡si̯oːn/
- [ˈnɪçtʁeˈɡiːʁʊŋsʔɔʁɡanizaˌt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Nichtregierungsorganisation in German?
Nichtregierungsorganisation 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).