Kernschmelze
German, noun[ˈkɛʁnˌʃmɛlt͡sə]
Kernschmelze is spelled K-E-R-N-S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 55,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kernschmelze is a German feminine noun meaning “nuclear meltdown” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bei Kernreaktoren entsprechender Bauweise das Überhitzen und Zusammenschmelzen der Brennstäbe beim Ausfall…”.
What does Kernschmelze mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenuclear meltdown
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bei Kernreaktoren entsprechender Bauweise das Überhitzen und Zusammenschmelzen der Brennstäbe beim Ausfall der Reaktorkühlung
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 Kernschmelze
- Kernschmelzen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kernschmelze?
- [ˈkɛʁnˌʃmɛlt͡sə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kernschmelze
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kernschmelze in German?
Kernschmelze appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).