Quarantäne
German, noun/kaʁanˈtɛːnə/
Quarantäne is spelled Q-U-A-R-A-N-T-Ä-N-E (10 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written German, the 17,543rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quarantäne is a German feminine noun meaning “quarantine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zeitweilige Isolierung von Personen oder Tieren, wenn befürchtet wird, dass diese eine Infektionskrankheit…”.
What does Quarantäne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequarantine
unter Quarantäne
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zeitweilige Isolierung von Personen oder Tieren, wenn befürchtet wird, dass diese eine Infektionskrankheit übertragen könnten 2. Ort, an den mutmaßlich schädliche Computerprogramme verschoben werden
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 Quarantäne
- Quarantänen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Quarantäne?
- /kaʁanˈtɛːnə/
- /kaʁanˈteːnə/
- /kaʁɑ̃ˈtɛːnə/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Quarantäne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Quarantäne in German?
Quarantäne appears 3.1 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).