Wiederkunft
German, noun/ˈviːdɐˌkʊnft/
Wiederkunft is spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-K-U-N-F-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 72,255th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wiederkunft is a German feminine noun meaning “second coming” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wundersame Wiederkehr einer heiligen Person”.
What does Wiederkunft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesecond coming
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. wundersame Wiederkehr einer heiligen Person 2. Rückkehr nach (langer) Abwesenheit
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 Wiederkunft
- Wiederkünfte plural
- Wiederkünften dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wiederkunft?
- /ˈviːdɐˌkʊnft/
- [ˈviːdɐˌkʊnft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wiederkunft in German?
Wiederkunft 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).