Sicherheit
German, noun/ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t/
Sicherheit is spelled S-I-C-H-E-R-H-E-I-T (10 letters) and appears 115 times per million words in written German, the 756th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sicherheit is a German feminine noun meaning “certainty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand, in dem man vor Gefahr geschützt ist”.
What does Sicherheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecertainty
- 2
femininesecurity
- 3
femininesafety
Niemand wird ihre eigene Sicherheit riskieren, um Lügen zu erzählen.
- 4
femininecollateral
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand, in dem man vor Gefahr geschützt ist 2. größtmögliche Abwesenheit von Gefahr 3. Gewissheit 4. Bürgschaft für einen Kredit
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 Sicherheit
- Sicherheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sicherheit?
- /ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t/
- [ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sicherheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sicherheit in German?
Sicherheit appears 115 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).