Vernichtung
German, noun/ˌfɛɐ̯ˈnɪçtʊŋ/
Vernichtung is spelled V-E-R-N-I-C-H-T-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written German, the 9,700th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vernichtung is a German feminine noun meaning “destruction (the act of destroying)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorgang oder Ergebnis eines Prozesses, der etwas ganz und gar zerstört, so dass der ursprüngliche Zustand…”.
What does Vernichtung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedestruction (the act of destroying)
- 2
feminineannihilation, extinction (the act of annihilating or state of dying out)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorgang oder Ergebnis eines Prozesses, der etwas ganz und gar zerstört, so dass der ursprüngliche Zustand (Gegenstand) kaum noch oder gar nicht mehr erkennbar ist
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 Vernichtung
- Vernichtungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vernichtung?
- /ˌfɛɐ̯ˈnɪçtʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈnɪçtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vernichtung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vernichtung in German?
Vernichtung appears 6.8 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).