Denkverbot
German, noun/ˈdɛŋkfɛɐ̯ˌboːt/
Denkverbot is spelled D-E-N-K-V-E-R-B-O-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written German, the 362,108th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Denkverbot is a German neuter noun meaning “a ban on thinking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Beeinflussung, die verhindert, bestimmte, von allgemeinen Auffassungen abweichende Dinge auch nur zu denken…”.
What does Denkverbot mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutera ban on thinking
ein Denkverbot auferlegen/erteilen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Beeinflussung, die verhindert, bestimmte, von allgemeinen Auffassungen abweichende Dinge auch nur zu denken, geschweige denn zu äußern
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 Denkverbot
- Denkverbotes genitive
- Denkverbots genitive
- Denkverbote plural
- Denkverboten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Denkverbot?
- /ˈdɛŋkfɛɐ̯ˌboːt/
- [ˈdɛŋkfɛɐ̯ˌboːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Denkverbot in German?
Denkverbot appears about once in every 37 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).