Datenleck
German, noun/ˈdaːtn̩ˌlɛk/
Datenleck is spelled D-A-T-E-N-L-E-C-K (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 102,515th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Datenleck is a German neuter noun meaning “data leak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ungewolltes Ereignis in einem Unternehmen oder einem Amt, durch das vertrauliche Daten öffentlich einsehbar…”.
What does Datenleck mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdata leak
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ungewolltes Ereignis in einem Unternehmen oder einem Amt, durch das vertrauliche Daten öffentlich einsehbar werden
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 Datenleck
- Datenlecks genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Datenleck?
- /ˈdaːtn̩ˌlɛk/
- [ˈdaːtn̩ˌlɛk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Datenleck in German?
Datenleck appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).