Verstrahlung
German, noun[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁaːlʊŋ]
Verstrahlung is spelled V-E-R-S-T-R-A-H-L-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 146,442nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verstrahlung is a German feminine noun meaning “contamination (with radiation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Belastung/Schädigung durch radioaktive Strahlung”.
What does Verstrahlung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecontamination (with radiation)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Belastung/Schädigung durch radioaktive Strahlung
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 Verstrahlung
- Verstrahlungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verstrahlung?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁaːlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Verstrahlung in German?
Verstrahlung appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).