Senkung
German, noun/ˈzɛŋkʊŋ/
Senkung is spelled S-E-N-K-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written German, the 12,256th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Senkung is a German feminine noun meaning “dip, reduction, lowering, drop, fall, descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verringerung oder Verkleinerung eines Wertes”.
What does Senkung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedip, reduction, lowering, drop, fall, descent
- 2
feminineprolapse
- 3
femininecrustal shortening
- 4
femininebacking
- 5
femininethesis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verringerung oder Verkleinerung eines Wertes 2. eine Bewegung der Erdkruste nach unten 3. eine Abwärtsbewegung von Organen 4. Blutsenkungsgeschwindigkeit, Messgröße für die Diagnose entzündlicher Erkrankungen
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 Senkung
- Senkungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Senkung?
- /ˈzɛŋkʊŋ/
- [ˈzɛŋkʰʊŋ]
- [ˈzɛŋkʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Senkung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Senkung in German?
Senkung appears 5.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).