Rasterfahndung
German, noun/ˈʁastɐˌfaːndʊŋ/
Rasterfahndung is spelled R-A-S-T-E-R-F-A-H-N-D-U-N-G (14 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rasterfahndung is a German feminine noun meaning “computer-aided investigation in databases” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Fahndung nach verdächtigen Personen anhand von bestimmten Merkmalen in einem größeren Personenkreis mit…”.
What does Rasterfahndung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecomputer-aided investigation in databases
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Fahndung nach verdächtigen Personen anhand von bestimmten Merkmalen in einem größeren Personenkreis mit Hilfe von Computern
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 Rasterfahndung
- Rasterfahndungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rasterfahndung?
- /ˈʁastɐˌfaːndʊŋ/
- [ˈʁastɐˌfaːndʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Rasterfahndung in German?
Rasterfahndung appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).