No. 3,813 in German
schwachstelle
Weak point; vulnerability.
In a sentence
Die Schwachstelle des Systems ist der mangelhafte Schutz vor Malware.
The weakness of the system is the insufficient protection against malware.
Used to denote a flaw or vulnerability in a system or setup.
Der Ingenieur arbeitete daran, die Schwachstelle des Motors zu beheben.
The engineer worked on fixing the weakness of the engine.
Refers to a defect or point of failure within a mechanical component or design.
Die Schwachstelle in seiner Argumentation wurde schnell erkannt.
The flaw in his argumentation was quickly recognized.
Indicates a logical or conceptual weak point within a reasoning or argument.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “schwachstelle” in actual German podcasts.
Find “schwachstelle” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).