Obliegenheit
German, noun/ɔpˈliːɡn̩haɪ̯t/
Obliegenheit is spelled O-B-L-I-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 172,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obliegenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “incumbency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemandem zufallende Last, etwas zu unternehmen oder zu unterlassen, weil er anderenfalls durch Nichtbeachtung…”.
What does Obliegenheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineincumbency
- 2
feminineduty, obligation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemandem zufallende Last, etwas zu unternehmen oder zu unterlassen, weil er anderenfalls durch Nichtbeachtung Nachteile erlangen kann
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 Obliegenheit
- Obliegenheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Obliegenheit?
- /ɔpˈliːɡn̩haɪ̯t/
- [ˈɔpˌliːɡn̩haɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Obliegenheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Obliegenheit in German?
Obliegenheit appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).