Sicherungsverwahrung
German, noun/ˈzɪçəʁʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌvaːʁʊŋ/
Sicherungsverwahrung is spelled S-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G-S-V-E-R-W-A-H-R-U-N-G (20 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sicherungsverwahrung is a German feminine noun meaning “preventive detention” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die dem Schutz der Allgemeinheit dienende Unterbringung eines Straftäters in einer Anstalt nach Verbüßen…”.
What does Sicherungsverwahrung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepreventive detention
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die dem Schutz der Allgemeinheit dienende Unterbringung eines Straftäters in einer Anstalt nach Verbüßen seiner Freiheitsstrafe, die bei andauernder Gefährlichkeit angeordnet 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 Sicherungsverwahrung
- Sicherungsverwahrungen plural
- SV abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sicherungsverwahrung?
- /ˈzɪçəʁʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌvaːʁʊŋ/
- [ˈzɪçəʁʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌvaːʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sicherungsverwahrung in German?
Sicherungsverwahrung 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).