Lieferkette
German, noun/ˈliːfɐˌkɛtə/
Lieferkette is spelled L-I-E-F-E-R-K-E-T-T-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 66,083rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lieferkette is a German feminine noun meaning “supply chain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Summe/Zusammenspiel der Zulieferer, derjenigen Unternehmen, die Rohstoffe oder Halbfertigprodukte an einen…”.
What does Lieferkette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesupply chain
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Summe/Zusammenspiel der Zulieferer, derjenigen Unternehmen, die Rohstoffe oder Halbfertigprodukte an einen Hersteller verkaufen (liefern), der Hersteller selbst plus die Transporteure, die das Fertigprodukt zum Kunden/Endverbraucher befördern
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 Lieferkette
- Lieferketten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lieferkette?
- /ˈliːfɐˌkɛtə/
- [ˈliːfɐˌkɛtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Lieferkette in German?
Lieferkette 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).