Schadensbegrenzung
German, noun/ˈʃaːdənsbəˌɡʁɛnt͡sʊŋ/
Schadensbegrenzung is spelled S-C-H-A-D-E-N-S-B-E-G-R-E-N-Z-U-N-G (18 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,795th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schadensbegrenzung is a German feminine noun meaning “damage control (the limiting of damage resulting from an action when damage cannot be avoided)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Abwehr eines negativen Effektes um dessen Wirkung auf ein möglichst geringes Maß zu reduzieren”.
What does Schadensbegrenzung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedamage control (the limiting of damage resulting from an action when damage cannot be avoided)
- 2
femininedamage control (any efforts, as by a company or organization, to curtail losses, counteract unfavorable publicity, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Abwehr eines negativen Effektes um dessen Wirkung auf ein möglichst geringes Maß zu reduzieren
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 Schadensbegrenzung
- Schadensbegrenzungen plural
- Schadenbegrenzung alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schadensbegrenzung?
- /ˈʃaːdənsbəˌɡʁɛnt͡sʊŋ/
- [ˈʃaːdn̩sbəˌɡʁɛnt͡sʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schadensbegrenzung in German?
Schadensbegrenzung appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).