Gewalttat
German, noun[ɡəˈvaltˌtaːt]
Gewalttat is spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-T-A-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 44,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gewalttat is a German feminine noun meaning “act of violence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aggressive Handlung, bei der körperliche oder technische Gewalt gegen eine Person/Personen ausgeübt wird”.
What does Gewalttat mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineact of violence
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aggressive Handlung, bei der körperliche oder technische Gewalt gegen eine Person/Personen ausgeübt wird
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 Gewalttat
- Gewalttaten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gewalttat?
- [ɡəˈvaltˌtaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gewalttat in German?
Gewalttat appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).