Würgegriff
German, noun[ˈvʏʁɡəˌɡʁɪf]
Würgegriff is spelled W-Ü-R-G-E-G-R-I-F-F (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 69,095th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Würgegriff is a German masculine noun meaning “stranglehold, chokehold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Griff am Hals, um einer Person die Luft zu nehmen”.
What does Würgegriff mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestranglehold, chokehold
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Griff am Hals, um einer Person die Luft zu nehmen
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 Würgegriff
- Würgegriffes genitive
- Würgegriffs genitive
- Würgegriffe plural
- Würgegriffen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Würgegriff?
- [ˈvʏʁɡəˌɡʁɪf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Würgegriff
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Würgegriff in German?
Würgegriff 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).