Rudelbildung
German, noun/ˈʁuːdəlˌbɪldʊŋ/
Rudelbildung is spelled R-U-D-E-L-B-I-L-D-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 192,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rudelbildung is a German feminine noun meaning “banding together, formation of a flock or pack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gruppenbildung durch Spieler während einer Spielunterbrechung, wie zum Beispiel nach einem Foul, oftmals mit…”.
What does Rudelbildung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebanding together, formation of a flock or pack
- 2
femininea situation where several players confront the referee and/or each other in an aggressive, pressurizing or provoking way (called “mass confrontation” in English FIFA parlance)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gruppenbildung durch Spieler während einer Spielunterbrechung, wie zum Beispiel nach einem Foul, oftmals mit dem Unterton, dass dadurch der Schiedsrichter unter Druck gesetzt wird
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 Rudelbildung
- Rudelbildungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rudelbildung?
- /ˈʁuːdəlˌbɪldʊŋ/
- [ˈʁuːdl̩ˌbɪldʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Rudelbildung in German?
Rudelbildung appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).