Verlust
German, noun[fɛɐ̯ˈlʊst]
Verlust is spelled V-E-R-L-U-S-T (7 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written German, the 2,547th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verlust is a German masculine noun meaning “loss (all senses, except defeat, for which Niederlage is used)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Handlung des Verlierens”.
What does Verlust mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineloss (all senses, except defeat, for which Niederlage is used)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Handlung des Verlierens 2. etwas, das verloren gegangen ist 3. ein Verstorbener oder die Trauer um einen Verstorbenen 4. wirtschaftlicher Misserfolg; Gewinneinbußen
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 Verlust
- Verlustes genitive
- Verlusts genitive
- Verluste plural
- Verlusten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verlust?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verlust
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verlust in German?
Verlust appears 32 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).