Ausnüchterungszelle
German, noun[ˈaʊ̯snʏçtəʁʊŋsˌt͡sɛlə]
Ausnüchterungszelle is spelled A-U-S-N-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-U-N-G-S-Z-E-L-L-E (19 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 102,515th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ausnüchterungszelle is a German feminine noun meaning “drunk tank (cell where people who have been arrested for public drunkenness are detained until they are sober)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zelle, in der Betrunkene ihren Rausch ausschlafen können”.
What does Ausnüchterungszelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedrunk tank (cell where people who have been arrested for public drunkenness are detained until they are sober)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zelle, in der Betrunkene ihren Rausch ausschlafen können
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 Ausnüchterungszelle
- Ausnüchterungszellen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ausnüchterungszelle?
- [ˈaʊ̯snʏçtəʁʊŋsˌt͡sɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ausnüchterungszelle in German?
Ausnüchterungszelle appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).