Instanzenzug
German, noun/ɪnˈstantsn̩tsuːk/
Instanzenzug is spelled I-N-S-T-A-N-Z-E-N-Z-U-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 132,783rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Instanzenzug is a German masculine noun meaning “the transfer of a court case to a superior court” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gliederung der Gerichtsbarkeiten in Gerichte verschiedener Stufen, die in einem Gerichtsverfahren…”.
What does Instanzenzug mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe transfer of a court case to a superior court
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gliederung der Gerichtsbarkeiten in Gerichte verschiedener Stufen, die in einem Gerichtsverfahren gegebenenfalls von der ersten Instanz auf unterster Stufe bis hin zur Revisionsinstanz auf höchster Stufe durchlaufen werden muss
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 Instanzenzug
- Instanzenzuges genitive
- Instanzenzugs genitive
- Instanzenzüge plural
- Instanzenzuge dative singular
- Instanzenzügen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Instanzenzug?
- /ɪnˈstantsn̩tsuːk/
- [ɪnˈstant͡sn̩ˌt͡suːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Instanzenzug in German?
Instanzenzug appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).