Straftat
German, noun/ˈʃtʁaːfˌtaːt/
Straftat is spelled S-T-R-A-F-T-A-T (8 letters) and appears 6.0 times per million words in written German, the 10,637th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Straftat is a German feminine noun meaning “criminal offence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tat, die juristisch mit Strafe belegt ist, ungesetzliche Handlung, gesetzwidrige Handlung, kriminelle Handlung”.
What does Straftat mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecriminal offence
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tat, die juristisch mit Strafe belegt ist, ungesetzliche Handlung, gesetzwidrige Handlung, kriminelle Handlung
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 Straftat
- Straftaten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Straftat?
- /ˈʃtʁaːfˌtaːt/
- [ˈʃtʁaːfˌtaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Straftat
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Straftat in German?
Straftat appears 6.0 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).