Verbindlichkeit
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈbɪntlɪçkaɪ̯t/
Verbindlichkeit is spelled V-E-R-B-I-N-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (15 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 35,692nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verbindlichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “liability, obligation, commitment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigenschaft, bindend, verpflichtend zu sein”.
What does Verbindlichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineliability, obligation, commitment
- 2
feminineagreeableness, courtesy, civility
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eigenschaft, bindend, verpflichtend zu sein 2. eine Sache, die verbindlich, verpflichtend, obligatorisch ist 3. Schulden 4. Eigenschaft zwischenmenschlicher Äußerungen, freundlich, höflich, zuvorkommend zu sein
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 Verbindlichkeit
- Verbindlichkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verbindlichkeit?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈbɪntlɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪntlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verbindlichkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verbindlichkeit in German?
Verbindlichkeit appears 1.1 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).