Verwaltungssprache
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋsˌʃpʁaːxə/
Verwaltungssprache is a German feminine noun meaning “administrationspeak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “spezielle Sprachform, die in der Verwaltung verwendet wird”.
What does Verwaltungssprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineadministrationspeak
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. spezielle Sprachform, die in der Verwaltung verwendet wird
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 Verwaltungssprache
- Verwaltungssprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verwaltungssprache?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋsˌʃpʁaːxə/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋsˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Verwaltungssprache in German?
Verwaltungssprache appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).