Massenkarambolage
German, noun/ˈmasənˌkaʁamboˌlaːʒə/
Massenkarambolage is spelled M-A-S-S-E-N-K-A-R-A-M-B-O-L-A-G-E (17 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 154,802nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Massenkarambolage is a German feminine noun meaning “pile-up (major car accident, typically involving five or more vehicles)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zusammenstoß, Verkehrsunfall mit vielen beteiligten Fahrzeugen”.
What does Massenkarambolage mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepile-up (major car accident, typically involving five or more vehicles)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zusammenstoß, Verkehrsunfall mit vielen beteiligten Fahrzeugen
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 Massenkarambolage
- Massenkarambolagen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Massenkarambolage?
- /ˈmasənˌkaʁamboˌlaːʒə/
- [ˈmasn̩kaʁamboˌlaːʒə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Massenkarambolage in German?
Massenkarambolage appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).