Währungsspekulation
German, noun[ˈvɛːʁʊŋsʃpekulat͡sjoːn]
Währungsspekulation is spelled W-Ä-H-R-U-N-G-S-S-P-E-K-U-L-A-T-I-O-N (19 letters) and appears about once in every 79 million words in written German, the 557,474th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Währungsspekulation 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 Währungsspekulation 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 Währungsspekulation
- Währungsspekulationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Währungsspekulation?
- [ˈvɛːʁʊŋsʃpekulat͡sjoːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Währungsspekulation in German?
Währungsspekulation appears about once in every 79 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).