Entlassungswelle
German, noun[ɛntˈlasʊŋsˌvɛlə]
Entlassungswelle is spelled E-N-T-L-A-S-S-U-N-G-S-W-E-L-L-E (16 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 202,985th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entlassungswelle is a German feminine noun meaning “wave of layoffs, spate of dismissals (a period during which a large number of employees are terminated by one or more employers, typically…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Phase, in der mehr Leute als üblich ihre Arbeitsstelle verlieren”.
What does Entlassungswelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewave of layoffs, spate of dismissals (a period during which a large number of employees are terminated by one or more employers, typically due to economic downturns or restructuring)
Die anhaltende Rezession löste in der Automobilindustrie eine massive Entlassungswelle aus.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Phase, in der mehr Leute als üblich ihre Arbeitsstelle verlieren
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 Entlassungswelle
- Entlassungswellen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Entlassungswelle?
- [ɛntˈlasʊŋsˌvɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Entlassungswelle in German?
Entlassungswelle appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).