Konsumterror
German, noun/kɔnˈzuːmˌtɛʁoːɐ̯/
Konsumterror is spelled K-O-N-S-U-M-T-E-R-R-O-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written German, the 343,581st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Konsumterror is a German masculine noun meaning “overconsumption, consumerism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch Werbung und Propaganda ausgeübter Druck, der eine Person zur Steigerung ihres Konsums auffordert”.
What does Konsumterror mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculineoverconsumption, consumerism
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. durch Werbung und Propaganda ausgeübter Druck, der eine Person zur Steigerung ihres Konsums auffordert
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 Konsumterror
- Konsumterrors genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Konsumterror?
- /kɔnˈzuːmˌtɛʁoːɐ̯/
- [kɔnˈzuːmˌtɛʁoːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Konsumterror in German?
Konsumterror 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).