Festung
German, noun/ˈfɛstʊŋ/
Festung is spelled F-E-S-T-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written German, the 7,590th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Festung is a German feminine noun meaning “fortress, fortification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein durch Wehranlagen stark befestigter, militärisch bedeutender Ort”.
What does Festung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefortress, fortification
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein durch Wehranlagen stark befestigter, militärisch bedeutender Ort
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 Festung
- Festungen plural
- veſtung alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Festung?
- /ˈfɛstʊŋ/
- [ˈfɛstʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Festung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Festung in German?
Festung appears 9.1 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).