Hakenkreuz
German, noun/ˈhaːkn̩ˌkʁɔɪts/
Hakenkreuz is spelled H-A-K-E-N-K-R-E-U-Z (10 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written German, the 22,305th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hakenkreuz is a German neuter noun meaning “swastika, fylfot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein ursprünglich religiöses Symbol (Sonnenrad, Rad des Lebens und anderes), ein Kreuzsymbol mit gebogenen…”.
What does Hakenkreuz mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterswastika, fylfot
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein ursprünglich religiöses Symbol (Sonnenrad, Rad des Lebens und anderes), ein Kreuzsymbol mit gebogenen Armen 2. dieses Symbol als Emblem der NSDAP, Symbol des Nationalsozialismus
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 Hakenkreuz
- Hakenkreuzes genitive
- Hakenkreuze plural
- Hakenkreuzen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hakenkreuz?
- /ˈhaːkn̩ˌkʁɔɪts/
- [ˈhaːkn̩ˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hakenkreuz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hakenkreuz in German?
Hakenkreuz appears 2.2 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).