Säbelrasseln
German, noun/ˈzɛːbl̩ˌʁasl̩n/
Säbelrasseln is spelled S-Ä-B-E-L-R-A-S-S-E-L-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Säbelrasseln is a German neuter noun meaning “sabre-rattling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Politik, Demonstration militärischer Stärke als Drohung”.
What does Säbelrasseln mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersabre-rattling
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Politik, Demonstration militärischer Stärke als Drohung
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 Säbelrasseln
- Säbelrasselns genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Säbelrasseln?
- /ˈzɛːbl̩ˌʁasl̩n/
- /ˈzɛːbəlˌʁasəln/
- /ˈzeːbl̩-/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Säbelrasseln in German?
Säbelrasseln 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).