Hungerturm
German, noun/ˈhʊŋɐˌtʊʁm/
Hungerturm is spelled H-U-N-G-E-R-T-U-R-M (10 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written German, the 343,581st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hungerturm is a German masculine noun meaning “(medieval) tower jail, dungeon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein im Turm stark abgeschiedenes Burgverlies, in das man Leute zum Verhungern hineinwarf”.
What does Hungerturm mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculine(medieval) tower jail, dungeon
- 2
colloquialdatedmasculinebeanpole (lanky person)
- 3
datedmasculinedisplay case for snacks in bars (typically filled with meatballs, sausages, gherkins, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein im Turm stark abgeschiedenes Burgverlies, in das man Leute zum Verhungern hineinwarf 2. eine hoch gewachsene, hagere Person
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 Hungerturm
- Hungerturmes genitive
- Hungerturms genitive
- Hungertürme plural
- Hungerturme dative singular
- Hungertürmen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hungerturm?
- /ˈhʊŋɐˌtʊʁm/
- [ˈhʊŋɐˌtʊʁm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hungerturm in German?
Hungerturm appears about once in every 34 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).