Raketenabwehr
German, noun[ʀaˈkeːtn̩ˌʔapveːɐ̯]
Raketenabwehr is spelled R-A-K-E-T-E-N-A-B-W-E-H-R (13 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 118,498th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Raketenabwehr is a German feminine noun meaning “missile defence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Maßnahmen zur Abwehr anfliegender, feindlicher Raketen”.
What does Raketenabwehr mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemissile defence
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Maßnahmen zur Abwehr anfliegender, feindlicher Raketen
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 Raketenabwehr
- Raketenabwehren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Raketenabwehr?
- [ʀaˈkeːtn̩ˌʔapveːɐ̯]
- [ʁaˈkeːtn̩ˌʔapveːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Raketenabwehr in German?
Raketenabwehr appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).