Befehlsverweigerung
German, noun[bəˈfeːlsfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]
Befehlsverweigerung is spelled B-E-F-E-H-L-S-V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-U-N-G (19 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 125,379th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Befehlsverweigerung is a German feminine noun meaning “insubordination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Weigerung, einen erhaltenen Befehl auszuführen”.
What does Befehlsverweigerung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinsubordination
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Weigerung, einen erhaltenen Befehl auszuführen
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 Befehlsverweigerung
- Befehlsverweigerungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Befehlsverweigerung?
- [bəˈfeːlsfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Befehlsverweigerung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Befehlsverweigerung in German?
Befehlsverweigerung appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).