Versteinerung
German, noun/fɛʁˈʃtaɪ̯nəʁʊŋ/
Versteinerung is spelled V-E-R-S-T-E-I-N-E-R-U-N-G (13 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Versteinerung is a German feminine noun meaning “petrification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Vorgang des Versteinerns”.
What does Versteinerung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepetrification
- 2
femininepetrifaction
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Vorgang des Versteinerns 2. versteinertes Fossil
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 Versteinerung
- Versteinerungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Versteinerung?
- /fɛʁˈʃtaɪ̯nəʁʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯nɐʁʊŋ]
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯nəʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Versteinerung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Versteinerung in German?
Versteinerung appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).