Unterscheidungsvermögen
German, noun[ʊntɐˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]
Unterscheidungsvermögen is spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-C-H-E-I-D-U-N-G-S-V-E-R-M-Ö-G-E-N (23 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written German, the 362,108th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unterscheidungsvermögen is a German neuter noun meaning “discernment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fähigkeit, Gabe, unterscheiden zu können”.
What does Unterscheidungsvermögen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiscernment
- 2
neuterdiscrimination
- 3
neuterthe ability to distinguish between things
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fähigkeit, Gabe, unterscheiden zu können
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 Unterscheidungsvermögen
- Unterscheidungsvermögens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Unterscheidungsvermögen?
- [ʊntɐˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Unterscheidungsvermögen in German?
Unterscheidungsvermögen appears about once in every 37 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).