Ladendiebstahl
German, noun/ˈlaːdn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl/
Ladendiebstahl is spelled L-A-D-E-N-D-I-E-B-S-T-A-H-L (14 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 47,290th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ladendiebstahl is a German masculine noun meaning “shoplifting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Diebstahl von Waren meist geringen Wertes im Einzelhandel”.
What does Ladendiebstahl mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshoplifting
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Diebstahl von Waren meist geringen Wertes im Einzelhandel
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 Ladendiebstahl
- Ladendiebstahles genitive
- Ladendiebstahls genitive
- Ladendiebstähle plural
- Ladendiebstahle dative singular
- Ladendiebstählen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ladendiebstahl?
- /ˈlaːdn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl/
- [ˈlaːdn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ladendiebstahl
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ladendiebstahl in German?
Ladendiebstahl appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).