Deckung
German, noun/ˈdɛkʊŋ/
Deckung is spelled D-E-C-K-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written German, the 7,736th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deckung is a German feminine noun meaning “cover” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schutz durch ein Objekt davor, gesehen und/oder direkt angegriffen zu werden”.
What does Deckung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecover
- 2
femininecoverage
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schutz durch ein Objekt davor, gesehen und/oder direkt angegriffen zu werden 2. Maßnahme der Ab-/Bedeckung von etwas und Ergebnis dieser Maßnahme 3. Maßnahme gegen Angriffe des Gegners/der gegnerischen Mannschaft 4. Vorhandensein bedarfsgerechter Mittel
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 Deckung
- Deckungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Deckung?
- /ˈdɛkʊŋ/
- [ˈdɛkʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Deckung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Deckung in German?
Deckung appears 8.9 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).