Haftentschädigung
German, noun/ˈhaftʔɛntˌʃɛːdɪɡʊŋ/
Haftentschädigung is a German feminine noun meaning “compensation for wrongful imprisonment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “im Nachhinein gezahlte finanzielle Entschädigung für einen unschuldig Inhaftierten”.
What does Haftentschädigung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecompensation for wrongful imprisonment
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. im Nachhinein gezahlte finanzielle Entschädigung für einen unschuldig Inhaftierten
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 Haftentschädigung
- Haftentschädigungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Haftentschädigung?
- /ˈhaftʔɛntˌʃɛːdɪɡʊŋ/
- [ˈhaftʔɛntˌʃɛːdɪɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Haftentschädigung in German?
Haftentschädigung appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).