Masculine

Wortschatz

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) vocabulary
  2. (masculine, strong) lexicon (vocabulary of a language; vocabulary used by an individual)

Synonyms

Wörtersammlung

Wörterverzeichnis

Sprachschatz

Wortgut

Sprachgut

Lexik

Wortmaterial

alle Wörter

Bestand an Wörtern

Lexeminventar

Wortvorrat

Wortbestand

Gesamtheit aller Wörter

Frequency

31k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɔʁtˌʃat͡s/
Etymology

In summary

Wort (“word”) + Schatz (“treasure”). Cognate with Dutch woordenschat, Afrikaans woordeskat and Luxembourgish Wuertschatz. Attested since at least 1772 (see quote); possible calque of Dutch woordenschat.

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