Tendenz
German, noun/tɛnˈdɛnts/
Tendenz is spelled T-E-N-D-E-N-Z (7 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written German, the 4,505th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tendenz is a German feminine noun meaning “tendency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Hang, Neigung, Streben”.
What does Tendenz mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetendency
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hang, Neigung, Streben 2. Absicht
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 Tendenz
- Tendenzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tendenz?
- /tɛnˈdɛnts/
- [tʰɛnˈdɛnt͡s]
- [tɛnˈdɛnt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tendenz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tendenz in German?
Tendenz appears 17 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).