Vergeltungsangriff
German, noun[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛltʊŋsˌʔanɡʁɪf]
Vergeltungsangriff is a German masculine noun meaning “retaliatory attack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Angriff, der als Vergeltung (für vorherige Angriffe) erfolgt”.
What does Vergeltungsangriff mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineretaliatory attack
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Angriff, der als Vergeltung (für vorherige Angriffe) erfolgt
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 Vergeltungsangriff
- Vergeltungsangriffes genitive
- Vergeltungsangriffs genitive
- Vergeltungsangriffe plural
- Vergeltungsangriffen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vergeltungsangriff?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛltʊŋsˌʔanɡʁɪf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Vergeltungsangriff in German?
Vergeltungsangriff appears about once in every 79 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).