Spruchkammer
German, noun[ˈʃpʁʊxˌkamɐ]
Spruchkammer is spelled S-P-R-U-C-H-K-A-M-M-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 111,951st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spruchkammer is a German feminine noun meaning “denazification courts; German courts responsible for adjudging the criminal liability of ex-officials and Nazi Party members” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von den Besatzungsmächten initiierte Rechtsinstitution bei Entnazifizierungsverfahren”.
What does Spruchkammer mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedenazification courts; German courts responsible for adjudging the criminal liability of ex-officials and Nazi Party members
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von den Besatzungsmächten initiierte Rechtsinstitution bei Entnazifizierungsverfahren 2. Institution bei einem Sportverband zur Durchführung von Schiedsverfahren
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 Spruchkammer
- Spruchkammern plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spruchkammer?
- [ˈʃpʁʊxˌkamɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Spruchkammer in German?
Spruchkammer 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).