Würde
German, noun
Würde is spelled W-Ü-R-D-E (5 letters) and appears 1,549 times per million words in written German, the 79th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Würde is a German feminine noun meaning “dignity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, wurde is a different word: “first/third-person singular preterite of werden”. In lower case, würde is a different word: “first/third-person singular subjunctive II of werden”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit sittlich-moralischer Werte, die Achtung (eines Menschen) erfordert”.
What does Würde mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedignity
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular preterite of werden
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular subjunctive II of werden
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesamtheit sittlich-moralischer Werte, die Achtung (eines Menschen) erfordert 2. hoher Rang, hohe Stellung eines Menschen 3. mit errungenen Erfolgen oder Ehren verbundene Stellung eines Menschen
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 Würde
- Würden plural
- ward alternative archaic
- wurd alternative colloquial
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Würde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Würde in German?
Würde appears 1,549 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).