Wärmewende
German, noun/ˈvɛʁməˌvɛndə/
Wärmewende is spelled W-Ä-R-M-E-W-E-N-D-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written German, the 274,993rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wärmewende is a German feminine noun meaning “the transition away from fossil-fuel heating systems” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “grundlegende Umstellung der Wärmeerzeugung bei Gebäuden so, dass diese (nahezu) emissionsfrei wird”.
What does Wärmewende mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe transition away from fossil-fuel heating systems
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grundlegende Umstellung der Wärmeerzeugung bei Gebäuden so, dass diese (nahezu) emissionsfrei wird
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 Wärmewende
- Wärmewenden plural uncommon
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wärmewende?
- /ˈvɛʁməˌvɛndə/
- [ˈvɛʁməˌvɛndə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wärmewende in German?
Wärmewende appears about once in every 23 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).