Befestigungsanlage
German, noun/bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋsˌ.anlaːɡə/
Befestigungsanlage is spelled B-E-F-E-S-T-I-G-U-N-G-S-A-N-L-A-G-E (18 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 146,442nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Befestigungsanlage is a German feminine noun meaning “fortification, works to defend a place, fortress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “militärische Sicherungsanlage”.
What does Befestigungsanlage mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefortification, works to defend a place, fortress
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. militärische Sicherungsanlage
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 Befestigungsanlage
- Befestigungsanlagen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Befestigungsanlage?
- /bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋsˌ.anlaːɡə/
- [bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋsˌʔanlaːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Befestigungsanlage in German?
Befestigungsanlage 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).