Schlüsselgewalt
German, noun/ˈʃlʏsl̩ɡəˌvalt/
Schlüsselgewalt is spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-E-L-G-E-W-A-L-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 182,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlüsselgewalt is a German feminine noun meaning “Power of the Keys” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sinnbildliche Bezeichnung für die nach Matthäus 16, 18 besonders Petrus und seinen Nachfolgern übertragene…”.
What does Schlüsselgewalt mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininePower of the Keys
- 2
femininethe ability of a spouse to represent the other in household matters.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sinnbildliche Bezeichnung für die nach Matthäus 16, 18 besonders Petrus und seinen Nachfolgern übertragene höchste kirchliche Lehr- und Regierungsgewalt 2. Befugnis beider Eheleute, die zur Leitung des Hauswesens erforderlichen Rechtsgeschäfte in wechselseitiger Vertretung durchführen zu können
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Schlüsselgewalt?
- /ˈʃlʏsl̩ɡəˌvalt/
- [ˈʃlʏsl̩ɡəˌvalt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schlüsselgewalt in German?
Schlüsselgewalt appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).