Zuneigung
German, noun/ˈtsuːˌnaɪɡʊŋ/
Zuneigung is spelled Z-U-N-E-I-G-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written German, the 13,799th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zuneigung is a German feminine noun meaning “affection, attachment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gefühl der Freundschaft, Liebe für jemanden”.
What does Zuneigung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineaffection, attachment
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gefühl der Freundschaft, Liebe für jemanden
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 Zuneigung
- Zuneigungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zuneigung?
- /ˈtsuːˌnaɪɡʊŋ/
- [ˈt͡suːˌnaɪ̯ɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zuneigung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zuneigung in German?
Zuneigung appears 4.3 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).