Verwandtschaft
German, noun/ferˈvantʃaft/
Verwandtschaft is spelled V-E-R-W-A-N-D-T-S-C-H-A-F-T (14 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written German, the 11,837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verwandtschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “kinship, relationship (by blood or marriage)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Tatsache, miteinander verwandt zu sein”.
What does Verwandtschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekinship, relationship (by blood or marriage)
Zwischen beiden Müllers besteht keine Verwandtschaft.
- 2
feminineextended family, kin, relatives
Er ist mit seiner Verwandtschaft völlig zerstritten.
- 3
femininerelation, association, affinity, similarity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Tatsache, miteinander verwandt zu sein 2. Personen, die miteinander oder mit jemandem verwandt sind 3. Ähnlichkeit
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 Verwandtschaft
- Verwandtschaften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verwandtschaft?
- /ferˈvantʃaft/
- [fɐˈvant.ʃaft]
- [fɛɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verwandtschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verwandtschaft in German?
Verwandtschaft appears 5.2 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).