Ballungsgebiet
German, noun[ˈbalʊŋsɡəˌbiːt]
Ballungsgebiet is spelled B-A-L-L-U-N-G-S-G-E-B-I-E-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 144,446th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ballungsgebiet is a German neuter noun meaning “conurbation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “große städtische Region mit hoher Bevölkerungsdichte und vielen Firmen/viel Industrie”.
What does Ballungsgebiet mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterconurbation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. große städtische Region mit hoher Bevölkerungsdichte und vielen Firmen/viel Industrie
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 Ballungsgebiet
- Ballungsgebietes genitive
- Ballungsgebiets genitive
- Ballungsgebiete plural
- Ballungsgebieten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ballungsgebiet?
- [ˈbalʊŋsɡəˌbiːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ballungsgebiet in German?
Ballungsgebiet appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).