Befürchtung
German, noun/bəˈfʏʁçtʊŋ/
Befürchtung is a German feminine noun meaning “apprehension, fear, misgiving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “furchtvolle, schreckliche oder schlimme Erwartung beziehungsweise Annahme”.
What does Befürchtung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineapprehension, fear, misgiving
Dies lässt die Befürchtung aufkommen, dass...
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. furchtvolle, schreckliche oder schlimme Erwartung beziehungsweise Annahme
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 Befürchtung
- Befürchtungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Befürchtung?
- /bəˈfʏʁçtʊŋ/
- [bəˈfʏʁçtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Befürchtung in German?
Befürchtung appears 3.3 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).