Dichtung
German, noun/ˈdɪçtʊŋ/
Dichtung is spelled D-I-C-H-T-U-N-G (8 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written German, the 11,022nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dichtung is a German feminine noun meaning “poetry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(Maschinen-)Element zum Abdichten, zum Beispiel gegen Ölaustritt oder Wassereintritt”.
What does Dichtung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepoetry
- 2
feminineseal, gasket (something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Maschinen-)Element zum Abdichten, zum Beispiel gegen Ölaustritt oder Wassereintritt 2. das Undurchlässigmachen; das Abdichten 3. Material, das zwischen zwei Teile abdichtend montiert wird; die Abdichtung 4. erfundene „Tatsachen“ oder auch Unwahres
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 Dichtung
- Dichtungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dichtung?
- /ˈdɪçtʊŋ/
- [ˈdɪçtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Dichtung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Dichtung in German?
Dichtung appears 5.8 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).