Ermittlungsbehörde
German, noun[ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtlʊŋsbəˌhøːɐ̯də]
Ermittlungsbehörde is spelled E-R-M-I-T-T-L-U-N-G-S-B-E-H-Ö-R-D-E (18 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 170,338th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ermittlungsbehörde is a German feminine noun meaning “synonym of Strafverfolgungsbehörde” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Behörde, deren Aufgabe es ist, Straftaten zu verfolgen”.
What does Ermittlungsbehörde mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesynonym of Strafverfolgungsbehörde
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Behörde, deren Aufgabe es ist, Straftaten zu verfolgen
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 Ermittlungsbehörde
- Ermittlungsbehörden plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ermittlungsbehörde?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtlʊŋsbəˌhøːɐ̯də]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ermittlungsbehörde in German?
Ermittlungsbehörde appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).