Zensur
German, noun/t͡sɛnˈzuːɐ̯/
Zensur is spelled Z-E-N-S-U-R (6 letters) and appears 8.1 times per million words in written German, the 8,348th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zensur is a German feminine noun meaning “censorship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Note für erbrachte Leistung oder Verhalten”.
What does Zensur mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecensorship
- 2
femininemark, grade
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Note für erbrachte Leistung oder Verhalten 2. besonders staatliche, aber auch von religiösen Institutionen durchgeführte Kontrolle und etwaige Anpassung oder Verbot von Presse, Kunst, Rundfunk, Filmen und anderen Medienerzeugnissen, sowie Briefen und ähnlichen Korrespondenzen nach sittlichen, religiösen oder politischen Kriterien 3. Institution, die mit der Ausführung der in [2] beschriebenen Maßnahmen beauftragt ist
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 Zensur
- Zensuren plural
- [1–3] Zens. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zensur?
- /t͡sɛnˈzuːɐ̯/
- [t͡sɛnˈzuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zensur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zensur in German?
Zensur appears 8.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).