Kesselschlacht
German, noun[ˈkɛsl̩ˌʃlaxt]
Kesselschlacht is spelled K-E-S-S-E-L-S-C-H-L-A-C-H-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 235,032nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kesselschlacht is a German feminine noun meaning “battle of encirclement, cauldron battle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schlacht, bei der einer der Beteiligten von den Truppen des anderen eingekesselt wird”.
What does Kesselschlacht mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebattle of encirclement, cauldron battle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schlacht, bei der einer der Beteiligten von den Truppen des anderen eingekesselt wird
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 Kesselschlacht
- Kesselschlachten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kesselschlacht?
- [ˈkɛsl̩ˌʃlaxt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kesselschlacht in German?
Kesselschlacht appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).