Notwendigkeit
German, noun/ˌnoːtˈvɛn.dɪçˌkaɪ̯t/
Notwendigkeit is spelled N-O-T-W-E-N-D-I-G-K-E-I-T (13 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 5,079th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Notwendigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “necessity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine unvermeidliche Handlung oder Unterlassung, Entscheidung beziehungsweise Gegenstand”.
What does Notwendigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenecessity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine unvermeidliche Handlung oder Unterlassung, Entscheidung beziehungsweise Gegenstand
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 Notwendigkeit
- Notwendigkeiten plural
- Nothwendigkeit obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Notwendigkeit?
- /ˌnoːtˈvɛn.dɪçˌkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈnoːtˌvɛndɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˌnoːtˈvɛndɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Notwendigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Notwendigkeit in German?
Notwendigkeit appears 15 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).