Erstickung
German, noun/ɛʁˈʃtɪkʊŋ/
Erstickung is a German feminine noun meaning “suffocation, asphyxia, asphyxiation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Erstickung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesuffocation, asphyxia, asphyxiation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Erstickung
- Erstickungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erstickung?
- /ɛʁˈʃtɪkʊŋ/
- [ʔɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪkʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erstickung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erstickung in German?
Erstickung appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).