Pumpspeicherkraftwerk
German, noun/ˈpʊmpʃpaɪ̯çɐkʁaftvɛʁk/
Pumpspeicherkraftwerk is spelled P-U-M-P-S-P-E-I-C-H-E-R-K-R-A-F-T-W-E-R-K (21 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 152,733rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pumpspeicherkraftwerk is a German neuter noun meaning “pumped-storage power plant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kraftwerk, das generell nachts mithilfe von Pumpen Wasser in höher gelegene Speicherbecken befördert, um…”.
What does Pumpspeicherkraftwerk mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpumped-storage power plant
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kraftwerk, das generell nachts mithilfe von Pumpen Wasser in höher gelegene Speicherbecken befördert, um tagsüber bei höherem Strombedarf aus der Bewegung des dann herunterströmenden Wassers Energie zu gewinnen
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 Pumpspeicherkraftwerk
- Pumpspeicherkraftwerkes genitive
- Pumpspeicherkraftwerks genitive
- Pumpspeicherkraftwerke plural
- Pumpspeicherkraftwerken dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pumpspeicherkraftwerk?
- /ˈpʊmpʃpaɪ̯çɐkʁaftvɛʁk/
- [ˈpʊmpʃpaɪ̯çɐˌkʁaftvɛʁk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Pumpspeicherkraftwerk in German?
Pumpspeicherkraftwerk appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).