Hohlladung
German, noun[ˈhoːllaːdʊŋ]
Hohlladung is spelled H-O-H-L-L-A-D-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written German, the 285,944th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hohlladung is a German feminine noun meaning “hollow charge, shaped charge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “spezielle Anordnung brisanten Sprengstoffs um eine kegel- oder halbkugelförmige Metalleinlage, die sich…”.
What does Hohlladung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehollow charge, shaped charge
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. spezielle Anordnung brisanten Sprengstoffs um eine kegel- oder halbkugelförmige Metalleinlage, die sich besonders zum Durchschlagen von Panzerungen eignet
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 Hohlladung
- Hohlladungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hohlladung?
- [ˈhoːllaːdʊŋ]
- [ˈhoːlˌlaːdʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hohlladung in German?
Hohlladung appears about once in every 25 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).