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Menschheitsverbrechen

German, noun/ˈmɛnʃhaɪ̯t͡sfɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçn̩/

Menschheitsverbrechen is a German neuter noun meaning “crime against humanity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit extrem verbrecherischer Vergehen an großen Menschengruppen”.

What does Menschheitsverbrechen mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neutercrime against humanity

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Gesamtheit extrem verbrecherischer Vergehen an großen Menschengruppen

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 Menschheitsverbrechen

  • Menschheitsverbrechens genitive

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Menschheitsverbrechen?

  • /ˈmɛnʃhaɪ̯t͡sfɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçn̩/
  • [ˈmɛnʃhaɪ̯t͡sfɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛçn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Menschheitsverbrechen in German?

Menschheitsverbrechen appears about once in every 32 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).