Polyglot Dictionary

Schadsoftware

/ˈʃaːtˌzɔftvɛːɐ̯/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. malware

    Built from Schaden (damage) + Software (software).

    • Schadsoftware infizierte den Rechner.

      Malware infected the computer.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Schaden damage
  • Software software

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

malware

malware is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "malware."

Portuguese

malware

malware is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "malware."

Practice

1 What does Schadsoftware mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ infizierte den Rechner.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schadsoftware?

nouncompound

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