Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

einsatzgruppe

/ˈaɪ̯n.zɑːtsˌɡɹʊp.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: ein-satz-gruppe
IPA: /ˈaɪ̯n.zɑːtsˌɡɹʊp.ə/

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of four paramilitary units (Einsatzgruppen A, B, C, D) operated by the SS in German-occupied territory in the east (mainly Poland and the Soviet Union) during World War II, notorious for carrying out large numbers of massacres.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Einsatzgruppe (literally “deployment group”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Einsatzgruppe

Inflected Forms

Einsatzgruppen (plural) Einsatz group (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce einsatzgruppe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪ̯n.zɑːtsˌɡɹʊp.ə/.
What does einsatzgruppe mean?: Any of four paramilitary units (Einsatzgruppen A, B, C, D) operated by the SS in German-occupied territory in the east (mainly Poland and the Soviet Union) during World War II, notorious for carrying out large numbers of massacres.
Where does einsatzgruppe come from?: It is traced to German.

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