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Quellenkritik

German, noun/ˈkvɛlənkʁiˌtiːk/

Quellenkritik is a German feminine noun meaning “source criticism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kritische Analyse und Bewertung historischer Quellen”.

What does Quellenkritik mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininesource criticism

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

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. kritische Analyse und Bewertung historischer Quellen

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 Quellenkritik

  • Quellenkritiken plural

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

How do you pronounce Quellenkritik?

  • /ˈkvɛlənkʁiˌtiːk/
  • [ˈkvɛlənkʁiˌtiːk]

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

How common is Quellenkritik in German?

Quellenkritik appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.

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