Unbildung
German, noun/ˈʊnˌbɪldʊŋ/
Unbildung is spelled U-N-B-I-L-D-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 152,733rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unbildung is a German feminine noun meaning “lack of education” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ergebnis fehlender beziehungsweise mangelnder Aufnahme von Wissen oder Erziehung”.
What does Unbildung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelack of education
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ergebnis fehlender beziehungsweise mangelnder Aufnahme von Wissen oder Erziehung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Unbildung?
- /ˈʊnˌbɪldʊŋ/
- [ˈʊnˌbɪldʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Unbildung in German?
Unbildung appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).