Erpressungsversuch
German, noun[ɛɐ̯ˈprɛsʊŋsfɛɐ̯zuːx]
Erpressungsversuch is spelled E-R-P-R-E-S-S-U-N-G-S-V-E-R-S-U-C-H (18 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 174,963rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erpressungsversuch is a German masculine noun meaning “extortion attempt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Versuch einer Erpressung”.
What does Erpressungsversuch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineextortion attempt
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Versuch einer Erpressung
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 Erpressungsversuch
- Erpressungsversuches genitive
- Erpressungsversuchs genitive
- Erpressungsversuche plural
- Erpressungsversuchen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erpressungsversuch?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈprɛsʊŋsfɛɐ̯zuːx]
- [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁɛsʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌzuːx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Erpressungsversuch in German?
Erpressungsversuch 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).