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Kernkraftwerk

German, noun[ˈkɛʁnkʁaftˌvɛʁk]

Kernkraftwerk is a German neuter noun meaning “nuclear power plant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kraftwerk, das Strom aus Kernkraft (Kernenergie) herstellt”.

What does Kernkraftwerk mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuternuclear power plant

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Kraftwerk, das Strom aus Kernkraft (Kernenergie) herstellt

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 Kernkraftwerk

  • Kernkraftwerkes genitive
  • Kernkraftwerks genitive
  • Kernkraftwerke plural
  • KKW abbreviation
  • Kernkraftwerken dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Kernkraftwerk?

  • [ˈkɛʁnkʁaftˌvɛʁk]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Kernkraftwerk in German?

Kernkraftwerk appears 1.1 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).