Panik
German, noun/ˈpaːnɪk/
Panik is spelled P-A-N-I-K (5 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written German, the 4,781st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Panik is a German feminine noun meaning “panic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “plötzlich auftretender Schrecken, plötzlich aufkommende Angst, schwer beherrschbarer, kontrollierbarer, von…”.
What does Panik mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepanic
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. plötzlich auftretender Schrecken, plötzlich aufkommende Angst, schwer beherrschbarer, kontrollierbarer, von Angst und Schrecken geprägter Zustand in der Gruppendynamik und Interaktion, unter Umständen krankhafter Zustand der Psyche 2. Aufsehen, Hektik, Kritik, Stress
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 Panik
- Paniken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Panik?
- /ˈpaːnɪk/
- [ˈpaːnɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Panik
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Panik in German?
Panik appears 16 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).