Volkssprache
German, noun/ˈfɔlksˌʃpʁaːxə/
Volkssprache is spelled V-O-L-K-S-S-P-R-A-C-H-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 104,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volkssprache is a German feminine noun meaning “vernacular” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sprache einer bodenständigen Bevölkerung im Gegensatz zu anderen Sprachvarietäten”.
What does Volkssprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevernacular
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sprache einer bodenständigen Bevölkerung im Gegensatz zu anderen Sprachvarietäten 2. Bezeichnung für die einheimischen Sprachen der frühen Neuzeit als Gegenbegriff zur Wissenschaftssprache Latein
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 Volkssprache
- Volkssprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Volkssprache?
- /ˈfɔlksˌʃpʁaːxə/
- [ˈfɔlksˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Volkssprache in German?
Volkssprache appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).