Tschuldigung
German, interjection/ˈt͡ʃʊldɪɡʊŋ/
Tschuldigung is spelled T-S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written German, the 26,348th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tschuldigung is a German interjection meaning “clipping of Entschuldigung” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wort, das man beim Bedauern eines eigenen Fehlers sagt”.
What does Tschuldigung mean in English?
interjection
- 1
colloquialclipping of Entschuldigung
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Wort, das man beim Bedauern eines eigenen Fehlers sagt 2. Einleitungswort, das man benutzt, wenn man jemanden Fremden anspricht
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 Tschuldigung
- Entschuldigung variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tschuldigung?
- /ˈt͡ʃʊldɪɡʊŋ/
- [ˈt͡ʃʊldɪɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Tschuldigung in German?
Tschuldigung appears 1.8 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).