Erpressung
German, noun[ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsʊŋ]
Erpressung is spelled E-R-P-R-E-S-S-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written German, the 15,332nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erpressung is a German feminine noun meaning “blackmail; coercion (the act, sometimes punishable, of forcing someone to some behaviour by means of a threat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kriminelles, illegales Erzwingen eines Verhaltens oder einer Leistung durch Androhung negativer Konsequenzen…”.
What does Erpressung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineblackmail; coercion (the act, sometimes punishable, of forcing someone to some behaviour by means of a threat)
Es ist reine Erpressung, wenn sie sagt, dass sie sich scheiden lässt, falls ich nicht mit ihr nach München ziehe.
- 2
feminineextortion; blackmail (the crime of forcing monetary values from someone by means of a threat)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kriminelles, illegales Erzwingen eines Verhaltens oder einer Leistung durch Androhung negativer Konsequenzen bei Nichterfüllung
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 Erpressung
- Erpressungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erpressung?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erpressung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erpressung in German?
Erpressung appears 3.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).