Wettrüsten
German, noun[ˈvɛtˌʁʏstən]
Wettrüsten is spelled W-E-T-T-R-Ü-S-T-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 59,520th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wettrüsten is a German neuter noun meaning “arms race” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wechselseitige Steigerung zweier Staaten oder Staatenbünde in ihren Anstrengungen, militärische Übermacht zu…”.
What does Wettrüsten mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterarms race
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. wechselseitige Steigerung zweier Staaten oder Staatenbünde in ihren Anstrengungen, militärische Übermacht zu gewinnen, besonders durch mehr Waffen und bessere Militärtechnologie
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 Wettrüsten
- Wettrüstens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wettrüsten?
- [ˈvɛtˌʁʏstən]
- [ˈvɛtˌʁʏstn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wettrüsten in German?
Wettrüsten 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).