Engpass
German, noun/ˈɛŋˌpas/
Engpass is spelled E-N-G-P-A-S-S (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 44,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Engpass is a German masculine noun meaning “defile (very narrow path, especially in mountainous terrain)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Knappheit an Ressourcen, wirtschaftlicher Mangel”.
What does Engpass mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedefile (very narrow path, especially in mountainous terrain)
- 2
masculinestrait; bottleneck; shortage; shortfall (difficult situation where there is a lack of ressources or space)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Knappheit an Ressourcen, wirtschaftlicher Mangel 2. schmaler Wegpass, verengte Straße
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 Engpass
- Engpasses genitive
- Engpässe plural
- Engpasse dative singular
- Engpässen dative definite plural
- Engpaß alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Engpass?
- /ˈɛŋˌpas/
- [ˈɛŋˌpas]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Engpass
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Engpass in German?
Engpass appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).