Verfolgung
German, noun[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡʊŋ]
Verfolgung is spelled V-E-R-F-O-L-G-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 4,877th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verfolgung is a German feminine noun meaning “persecution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Nachstellen, zum Beispiel um etwas zu beobachten, einzuholen oder zu ergreifen”.
What does Verfolgung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepersecution
- 2
femininepursuit, pursuance
- 3
femininetracking, trailing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Nachstellen, zum Beispiel um etwas zu beobachten, einzuholen oder zu ergreifen 2. konsequentes Bemühen, etwas zu erreichen 3. Schikane von Menschen, die eine andere, zum Beispiel politische oder religiöse, Auffassung oder Lebensweise haben
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 Verfolgung
- Verfolgungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verfolgung?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verfolgung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verfolgung in German?
Verfolgung appears 15 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).