Volksgesundheit
German, noun[ˈfɔlksɡəˌzʊnthaɪ̯t]
Volksgesundheit is spelled V-O-L-K-S-G-E-S-U-N-D-H-E-I-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 72,255th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volksgesundheit is a German feminine noun meaning “public health” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “physische und psychische Gesundheit bezogen auf die gesamte Bevölkerung eines Staates”.
What does Volksgesundheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepublic health
Bedrohung für die Volksgesundheit.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. physische und psychische Gesundheit bezogen auf die gesamte Bevölkerung eines Staates
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 Volksgesundheit?
- [ˈfɔlksɡəˌzʊnthaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Volksgesundheit in German?
Volksgesundheit appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).