Herausforderung
German, noun[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɔɐ̯dəʁʊŋ(k)]
Herausforderung is spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-F-O-R-D-E-R-U-N-G (15 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written German, the 3,656th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herausforderung is a German feminine noun meaning “challenge, that which encourages someone to dare more; (loosely) any task or condition that to bear one has to stretch one's boundaries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Aufgabe oder Arbeit, die sehr anspruchsvoll ist”.
What does Herausforderung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechallenge, that which encourages someone to dare more; (loosely) any task or condition that to bear one has to stretch one's boundaries
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Aufgabe oder Arbeit, die sehr anspruchsvoll ist 2. Aufforderung eines Gegners (zum Beispiel im Sport) zu einem Zweikampf
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 Herausforderung
- Herausforderungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Herausforderung?
- [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɔɐ̯dəʁʊŋ(k)]
- [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfɔʁdəʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Herausforderung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Herausforderung in German?
Herausforderung appears 22 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).