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Obdachlosigkeit

German, noun[ˈɔpdaxloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]

Obdachlosigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “homelessness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fehlen einer ständigen Unterkunft”.

What does Obdachlosigkeit mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininehomelessness

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Fehlen einer ständigen Unterkunft 2. Empfindung oder Zustand, nicht (mehr) in eine gesellschaftliche, weltanschauliche oder ähnliche Gruppe integriert oder von ihr angenommen zu sein

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 Obdachlosigkeit

  • Obdachlosigkeiten plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Obdachlosigkeit?

  • [ˈɔpdaxloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
  • [ˈɔpdaxloːzɪkkaɪ̯t]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Obdachlosigkeit

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Obdachlosigkeit in German?

Obdachlosigkeit appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).