Massenvernichtungswaffe
German, noun/ˌmasənfeʁˈnɪçtʊŋsˌvafə/
Massenvernichtungswaffe is a German feminine noun meaning “weapon of mass destruction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Waffe, die besonders gravierende und dauerhafte Schäden für große Teile der Bevölkerung zur Folge hat”.
What does Massenvernichtungswaffe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineweapon of mass destruction
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Waffe, die besonders gravierende und dauerhafte Schäden für große Teile der Bevölkerung zur Folge hat
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 Massenvernichtungswaffe
- Massenvernichtungswaffen plural
- ABC-Waffe abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Massenvernichtungswaffe?
- /ˌmasənfeʁˈnɪçtʊŋsˌvafə/
- [ˌma.sn̩.fɐˈnɪç.tʊŋ(k)sˌva.fə]
- [-fɛɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Massenvernichtungswaffe in German?
Massenvernichtungswaffe appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).