Sorge
German, noun
Sorge is spelled S-O-R-G-E (5 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written German, the 1,929th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sorge is a German feminine noun meaning “concern, care, responsibility, aid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, sorge is a different word: “first-person singular present”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “bedrückendes Gefühl der Unruhe und Angst, durch eine unangenehme und/oder gefahrvolle Situation hervorgerufen”.
What does Sorge mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconcern, care, responsibility, aid
Wir müssen selbstverständlich dafür Sorge tragen, dass die Produkte für die Verbraucher risikofrei sind.
- 2
feminineconcern, worry, apprehension, trouble, distress
Meine Sorge ist, dass es immer schlimmer wird.
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- 3
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bedrückendes Gefühl der Unruhe und Angst, durch eine unangenehme und/oder gefahrvolle Situation hervorgerufen 2. Bemühen um die als positiv empfundene Entwicklung einer Situation, speziell um das Wohlergehen eines anderen
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 Sorge
- Sorgen plural
- Sörgelchen diminutive neuter
- Sörglein diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Sorge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sorge in German?
Sorge appears 44 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).