Ressourcenknappheit
German, noun[ʁɛˈsʊʁsn̩ˌknaphaɪ̯t]
Ressourcenknappheit is a German feminine noun meaning “resource scarcity, scarcity of resources (a situation where the demand for a resource exceeds its available supply)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mangel an ausreichenden Ressourcen”.
What does Ressourcenknappheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineresource scarcity, scarcity of resources (a situation where the demand for a resource exceeds its available supply)
Die zunehmende Ressourcenknappheit bei seltenen Erden verteuert die Produktion von Smartphones.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mangel an ausreichenden Ressourcen
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 Ressourcenknappheit
- Ressourcenknappheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ressourcenknappheit?
- [ʁɛˈsʊʁsn̩ˌknaphaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ressourcenknappheit in German?
Ressourcenknappheit appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).