Endlösung
German, noun/ˈɛntˌløːzʊŋ/
Endlösung is spelled E-N-D-L-Ö-S-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,749th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Endlösung is a German feminine noun meaning “the final solution: the solution reached after the last of several dissolutions of solute(s) in solvent(s)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die endgültige Lösung [1, 2] einer Frage oder Aufgabe”.
What does Endlösung mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicfemininethe final or definitive solution to a question or problem
- 2
datedfemininethe final solution: the solution reached after the last of several dissolutions of solute(s) in solvent(s)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die endgültige Lösung [1, 2] einer Frage oder Aufgabe 2. Genozid an den europäischen Juden (verkürzt für „Endlösung der Judenfrage“) 3. eine nach mehrfachem Lösen schließlich erreichte Lösung [3] (Gemisch)
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 Endlösung
- Endlösungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Endlösung?
- /ˈɛntˌløːzʊŋ/
- [ˈɛntˌløːzʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Endlösung in German?
Endlösung appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).