Zwangslage
German, noun[ˈt͡svaŋsˌlaːɡə]
Zwangslage is spelled Z-W-A-N-G-S-L-A-G-E (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). Zwangslage is a German feminine noun meaning “predicament” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine schwierige Situation, in der man zu einem bestimmten Verhalten, einer bestimmten Tat gezwungen ist”.
What does Zwangslage mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepredicament
- 2
feminineplight
- 3
feminineexigency
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine schwierige Situation, in der man zu einem bestimmten Verhalten, einer bestimmten Tat gezwungen ist 2. eine beim Schweißen durch die Werkstücke vorgegebene, nicht veränderbare Lage
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 Zwangslage
- Zwangslagen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zwangslage?
- [ˈt͡svaŋsˌlaːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zwangslage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zwangslage in German?
Zwangslage 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).