Zahlungsverzug
German, noun/ˈt͡saːlʊŋs fɛɐ̯ˌt͡suːk/
Zahlungsverzug is spelled Z-A-H-L-U-N-G-S-V-E-R-Z-U-G (14 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 121,881st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zahlungsverzug is a German masculine noun meaning “default in payment, delay in payment, arrears (a situation where a debtor fails to make a payment by the agreed deadline)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Situation, dass ein Gläubiger fällige Zahlungen nicht leistet oder nicht geleistet hat”.
What does Zahlungsverzug mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedefault in payment, delay in payment, arrears (a situation where a debtor fails to make a payment by the agreed deadline)
Bei einem Zahlungsverzug von mehr als zwei Monaten kann der Vermieter fristlos kündigen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Situation, dass ein Gläubiger fällige Zahlungen nicht leistet oder nicht geleistet hat
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 Zahlungsverzug
- Zahlungsverzugs genitive
- Zahlungsverzuge plural
- Zahlungsverzugen dative definite plural
- Zahlungsverzüge nominative plural
- Zahlungsverzuges genitive singular
- Zahlungsverzügen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zahlungsverzug?
- /ˈt͡saːlʊŋs fɛɐ̯ˌt͡suːk/
- [ˈt͡saːlʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌt͡suːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zahlungsverzug
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zahlungsverzug in German?
Zahlungsverzug appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).