Lockdown
[ˈlɔkdaʊ̯n]
The verdict
“Lockdown” is an uncommon German word, ranked #79,456 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #79,456
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (während eines Amoklaufs, eines terroristischen Anschlags oder dergleichen) aus Sicherheitsgründen verhängte vollständige Abriegelung eines Gebäudes, Gebäudekomplexes beziehungsweise eines bestimmt...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lockdown |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɔkdaʊ̯n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #79,456 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lockdown” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Lockdown is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɔkdaʊ̯n]. Corpus data places it at rank #79,456 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for Lockdown in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Lockdown, spelled L-O-C-K-D-O-W-N.
Definition
- 1(während eines Amoklaufs, eines terroristischen Anschlags oder dergleichen) aus Sicherheitsgründen verhängte vollständige Abriegelung eines Gebäudes, Gebäudekomplexes beziehungsweise eines bestimmten bewohnten oder von Menschen frequentierten Areals (die zumeist mit der Verbarrikadierung der sich in dem oder den Gebäuden beziehungsweise auf dem Areal befindlichen Personen sowie mit der Ausgangssperre aller Anwohner der umliegenden Gebäude innerhalb einer gesteckten Sicherheitszone einhergeht)
- 2Form des Unterbindens von Kontakten zwischen Menschen, um ein Ansteckungsrisiko zu minimieren; zum Beispiel, indem Bezirke abgeriegelt werden oder Ausgangssperren bis hin zur Massenquarantäne verhängt werden
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Lockdown”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-O-C-K-D-O-W-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlɔkdaʊ̯n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.