Währungsabsicherung
German, noun[ˈvɛːʁʊŋsʃpekulat͡sjoːn]
Währungsabsicherung is spelled W-Ä-H-R-U-N-G-S-A-B-S-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G (19 letters) and appears about once in every 66 million words in written German, the 501,868th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Währungsabsicherung is a German feminine noun meaning “currency speculation (the act of buying, holding, or selling foreign currencies in anticipation of favorable exchange rate movements to…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Währungsabsicherung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecurrency speculation (the act of buying, holding, or selling foreign currencies in anticipation of favorable exchange rate movements to achieve a profit)
Die Währungsspekulation gegen das Pfund im Jahr 1992 ging als „Schwarzer Mittwoch“ in die Finanzgeschichte ein.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Währungsabsicherung
- Währungsabsicherungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Währungsabsicherung?
- [ˈvɛːʁʊŋsʃpekulat͡sjoːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Währungsabsicherung in German?
Währungsabsicherung appears about once in every 66 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).