Waffengattung
German, noun/ˈvafn̩ˌɡatʊŋ/
Waffengattung is spelled W-A-F-F-E-N-G-A-T-T-U-N-G (13 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 154,802nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Waffengattung is a German feminine noun meaning “service branch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “definierter Bereich des Militärs”.
What does Waffengattung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineservice branch
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. definierter Bereich des Militärs
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 Waffengattung
- Waffengattungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Waffengattung?
- /ˈvafn̩ˌɡatʊŋ/
- [ˈvafn̩ˌɡatʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Waffengattung in German?
Waffengattung appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).