Erdbebenkatastrophe
German, noun/ˈeːɐ̯tbeːbn̩katasˌtʁoːfə/
Erdbebenkatastrophe is spelled E-R-D-B-E-B-E-N-K-A-T-A-S-T-R-O-P-H-E (19 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written German, the 326,119th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erdbebenkatastrophe is a German feminine noun meaning “earthquake disaster” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Erdbeben mit einer hohen Zahl von Todesopfern und/oder mit außergewöhnlich schweren Schäden”.
What does Erdbebenkatastrophe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineearthquake disaster
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Erdbeben mit einer hohen Zahl von Todesopfern und/oder mit außergewöhnlich schweren Schäden
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 Erdbebenkatastrophe
- Erdbebenkatastrophen plural
- Erdbeben-Katastrophe variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erdbebenkatastrophe?
- /ˈeːɐ̯tbeːbn̩katasˌtʁoːfə/
- [ˈeːɐ̯tˌbeːbn̩katasˌtʁoːfə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Erdbebenkatastrophe in German?
Erdbebenkatastrophe appears about once in every 31 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).