Quittung
German, noun/ˈkvɪtʊŋ/
Quittung is spelled Q-U-I-T-T-U-N-G (8 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written German, the 19,537th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quittung is a German feminine noun meaning “a receipt, an undersigned document issued to someone to enable him with evidence that his party has performed upon an obligation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Empfangsbestätigung, Hotelquittung, Zahlungsbestätigung”.
What does Quittung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea receipt, an undersigned document issued to someone to enable him with evidence that his party has performed upon an obligation
- 2
femininecomeuppance
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Empfangsbestätigung, Hotelquittung, Zahlungsbestätigung 2. Konsequenz für bestimmtes Handeln
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 Quittung
- Quittungen plural
- Qu. abbreviation
- Quitt. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Quittung?
- /ˈkvɪtʊŋ/
- [ˈkʰvɪtʰʊŋ]
- [ˈkvɪtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Quittung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Quittung in German?
Quittung appears 2.7 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).