Witwenschaft
German, noun/ˈvɪtvənˌʃaft/
Witwenschaft is spelled W-I-T-W-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written German, the 317,631st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Witwenschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “widowhood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand/Verfassung einer Frau, die Witwe ist”.
What does Witwenschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewidowhood
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand/Verfassung einer Frau, die Witwe ist
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 Witwenschaft
- Witwenschaften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Witwenschaft?
- /ˈvɪtvənˌʃaft/
- [ˈvɪtvənˌʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Witwenschaft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Witwenschaft in German?
Witwenschaft appears about once in every 30 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).