Geburtenrückgang
German, noun/ɡəˈbuːɐ̯tn̩ˌʁʏkɡaŋ/
Geburtenrückgang is spelled G-E-B-U-R-T-E-N-R-Ü-C-K-G-A-N-G (16 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 136,587th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geburtenrückgang is a German masculine noun meaning “falling birthrate, baby bust” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abnahme der Anzahl an Geburten”.
What does Geburtenrückgang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefalling birthrate, baby bust
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abnahme der Anzahl an Geburten
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 Geburtenrückgang
- Geburtenrückganges genitive
- Geburtenrückgangs genitive
- Geburtenrückgänge plural
- Geburtenrückgange dative singular
- Geburtenrückgängen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geburtenrückgang?
- /ɡəˈbuːɐ̯tn̩ˌʁʏkɡaŋ/
- [ɡəˈbuːɐ̯tn̩ˌʁʏkɡaŋ]
- [ɡəˈbʊʁtn̩ˌʁʏkɡaŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Geburtenrückgang in German?
Geburtenrückgang appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).