Verstrickung
German, noun/veɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪkʊŋ/
Verstrickung is spelled V-E-R-S-T-R-I-C-K-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verstrickung is a German feminine noun meaning “entanglement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Prozess/Zustand, in einer bestimmten Konstellation/Situation gefangen zu werden beziehungsweise zu sein”.
What does Verstrickung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineentanglement
- 2
femininesequestration
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Prozess/Zustand, in einer bestimmten Konstellation/Situation gefangen zu werden beziehungsweise zu sein
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 Verstrickung
- Verstrickungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verstrickung?
- /veɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪkʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪkʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Verstrickung in German?
Verstrickung appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).