Belagerung
German, noun/bəˈlaːɡəʁʊŋ/
Belagerung is spelled B-E-L-A-G-E-R-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written German, the 14,528th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Belagerung is a German feminine noun meaning “siege (military blockade of settlement)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Umstellen einer Stadt oder Festung, um deren Besatzung durch aushungern zur Aufgabe zu zwingen”.
What does Belagerung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesiege (military blockade of settlement)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Umstellen einer Stadt oder Festung, um deren Besatzung durch aushungern zur Aufgabe zu zwingen 2. Bedrängung
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 Belagerung
- Belagerungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Belagerung?
- /bəˈlaːɡəʁʊŋ/
- [bəˈlaːɡəʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Belagerung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Belagerung in German?
Belagerung appears 4.0 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).