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The state of being known, liked, and appreciated by a large number of people.
Die Popularität der Sängerin ist seit ihrem letzten Album stark gestiegen.
The singer's popularity has risen sharply since her last album.
'Popularität' (popularity) is the noun corresponding to the adjective 'populär' (popular). The ending '-ität' is often used in German to form abstract nouns from adjectives that describe a state or quality.
Der Politiker ist sehr populär, seine Popularität ist enorm.
The politician is very popular; his popularity is enormous.
Popularity can change. Typical verbs for this are 'an Popularität gewinnen' (to gain popularity), 'an Popularität verlieren' (to lose popularity), as well as 'steigen' (to rise) and 'sinken' (to fall).
Die Band hat durch ihre Welttournee stark an Popularität gewonnen.
The band gained a lot of popularity through its world tour.
To say who or what is popular, the genitive or a 'von' construction is often used. For example: 'die Popularität des Films' (the popularity of the film) or 'die Popularität von diesem Sport' (the popularity of this sport).
Die Popularität des neuen Videospiels überraschte selbst die Entwickler.
The popularity of the new video game surprised even the developers.
recognition
'Anerkennung' and 'Popularität' both have to do with people seeing a person or thing positively. The difference lies in the focus: 'Anerkennung' means respect or praise for an achievement, an attitude, or a person. 'Popularität' means that someone or something is known and liked by many people. You can be very popular without receiving real recognition for good work. And you can have a lot of recognition within a small specialist circle without being popular. The words can be confused when many people like someone and at the same time appreciate their achievements.
Durch seine kurzen Videos gewann der Musiker schnell an Popularität.
Through his short videos, the musician quickly gained popularity.
Nach dem Projekt bekam das Team viel Anerkennung von der Chefin.
After the project, the team received a lot of recognition from the boss.