Schicksalsgemeinschaft
German, noun/ˈʃɪk.za(ː)ls.ɡəˌmaɪ̯n.ʃaft/
Schicksalsgemeinschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “community of fate, a group of people who are bound (temporarily or for good) by a shared destiny” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gruppe von Personen, die das gleiche Schicksal haben”.
What does Schicksalsgemeinschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecommunity of fate, a group of people who are bound (temporarily or for good) by a shared destiny
Die Besatzung eines Kriegsschiffs bildet immer eine Schicksalsgemeinschaft.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gruppe von Personen, die das gleiche Schicksal haben
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 Schicksalsgemeinschaft
- Schicksalsgemeinschaften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schicksalsgemeinschaft?
- /ˈʃɪk.za(ː)ls.ɡəˌmaɪ̯n.ʃaft/
- [ˈʃɪkzaːlsɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schicksalsgemeinschaft in German?
Schicksalsgemeinschaft 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).