Umschlagplatz
German, noun[ˈʊmʃlaːkˌplat͡s]
Umschlagplatz is spelled U-M-S-C-H-L-A-G-P-L-A-T-Z (13 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 82,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umschlagplatz is a German masculine noun meaning “terminal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ort, an dem Waren von einem Transportmittel zum anderen verladen werden”.
What does Umschlagplatz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineterminal
- 2
masculineUmschlagplatz (train station used to collect Polish Jews during the Holocaust)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ort, an dem Waren von einem Transportmittel zum anderen verladen werden
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 Umschlagplatz
- Umschlagplatzes genitive
- Umschlagplätze plural
- Umschlagplatze dative singular
- Umschlagplätzen dative definite plural
- Umschlageplatz variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umschlagplatz?
- [ˈʊmʃlaːkˌplat͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Umschlagplatz in German?
Umschlagplatz appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).