Unterkühlung
German, noun[ʊntɐˈkyːlʊŋ]
Unterkühlung is spelled U-N-T-E-R-K-Ü-H-L-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 60,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Unterkühlung is a German feminine noun meaning “hypothermia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Absenkung der Temperatur einer Flüssigkeit unter den Gefrierpunkt, ohne dass diese erstarrt”.
What does Unterkühlung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehypothermia
- 2
feminineundercooling
- 3
femininesupercooling
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Absenkung der Temperatur einer Flüssigkeit unter den Gefrierpunkt, ohne dass diese erstarrt 2. tiefgehende Wirkung von Kälte auf Menschen und anderer Warmblüter in Verbindung mit einer Verringerung der Körpertemperatur
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 Unterkühlung
- Unterkühlungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Unterkühlung?
- [ʊntɐˈkyːlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Unterkühlung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Unterkühlung in German?
Unterkühlung appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).