Brandschatzung
German, noun[ˈbʁantˌʃat͡sʊŋ]
Brandschatzung is spelled B-R-A-N-D-S-C-H-A-T-Z-U-N-G (14 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brandschatzung is a German feminine noun meaning “the exaction of tribute from a city under the threat of setting fire to it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die durch Androhung von Brand und Plünderung bewirkte Erpressung von Kriegskontribution und -requisition”.
What does Brandschatzung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe exaction of tribute from a city under the threat of setting fire to it.
- 2
femininelooting and pillaging
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die durch Androhung von Brand und Plünderung bewirkte Erpressung von Kriegskontribution und -requisition
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 Brandschatzung
- Brandschatzungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Brandschatzung?
- [ˈbʁantˌʃat͡sʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Brandschatzung in German?
Brandschatzung appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).