Weltgeltung
German, noun[ˈvɛltˌɡɛltʊŋ]
Weltgeltung is spelled W-E-L-T-G-E-L-T-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 142,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weltgeltung is a German feminine noun meaning “world stature, world standing, global significance (the state of being recognized or influential on a global scale)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weltweite Beachtung, Bedeutung”.
What does Weltgeltung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineworld stature, world standing, global significance (the state of being recognized or influential on a global scale)
Die deutsche Automobilindustrie genießt seit Jahrzehnten eine enorme Weltgeltung.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weltweite Beachtung, Bedeutung
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 Weltgeltung
- Weltgeltungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Weltgeltung?
- [ˈvɛltˌɡɛltʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Weltgeltung in German?
Weltgeltung appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).