Schwesternschaft
German, noun[ˈʃvɛstɐnʃaft]
Schwesternschaft is spelled S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R-N-S-C-H-A-F-T (16 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 88,766th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwesternschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “sisterhood (state of being sisters)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit von Krankenschwestern in einer Klinik”.
What does Schwesternschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesisterhood (state of being sisters)
- 2
femininesisterhood (religious society of women)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesamtheit von Krankenschwestern in einer Klinik 2. organisierte Gemeinschaft von Frauen
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 Schwesternschaft
- Schwesternschaften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwesternschaft?
- [ˈʃvɛstɐnʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schwesternschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schwesternschaft in German?
Schwesternschaft appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).