Sturmflut
German, noun/ˈʃtʊʁmˌfluːt/
Sturmflut is spelled S-T-U-R-M-F-L-U-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 44,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sturmflut is a German feminine noun meaning “storm surge, storm tide” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von Sturm gepeitschter Wasseranstau an Küsten; verursacht besonders an Flachküsten (wie an der Nordsee) die…”.
What does Sturmflut mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestorm surge, storm tide
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von Sturm gepeitschter Wasseranstau an Küsten; verursacht besonders an Flachküsten (wie an der Nordsee) die Zerstörung von Deichen und Uferbefestigungen, Landabriss und weit ins Land dringende Überschwemmungen
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 Sturmflut
- Sturmfluten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sturmflut?
- /ˈʃtʊʁmˌfluːt/
- [ˈʃtʊʁmˌfluːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sturmflut in German?
Sturmflut 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).