Sturzflut
German, noun/ˈʃtʊrtsfluːt/
Sturzflut is spelled S-T-U-R-Z-F-L-U-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 216,904th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sturzflut is a German feminine noun meaning “flash flood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “plötzlich eintretende, heftige Überschwemmung”.
What does Sturzflut mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineflash flood
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. plötzlich eintretende, heftige Überschwemmung 2. große Anzahl von etwas, das in kurzer Zeit geäußert, abgegeben oder Ähnliches 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 Sturzflut
- Sturzfluten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sturzflut?
- /ˈʃtʊrtsfluːt/
- [ˈʃtʊʁt͡sˌfluːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sturzflut
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sturzflut in German?
Sturzflut appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).