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by WJW 1713 days ago
My favorite is the word "angstschreeuw" (cry/shout of fear), which is the word with the most consecutive consonants in the Dutch dictionary.
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"Grachtengordel" (canals) is great to practice pronunciation.
The German word is very similar: Angstschrei ;)
Along with “herfstschraalte” (autumnal skimpiness).
I'm not sure that is in the dictionary. You can get more consonants with slechtstschrijvend and zachtstschrijdend, which are perfectly normal Dutch words but unlikely to end up in the dictionary (worst-writing and softest-treading). With the transliterated Russian borsjtsj you can get one more: borsjtsjschrokkend (Borscht-devouring).
Angst scream?
German/Dutch "Angst" is English "fear", the English word "angst" is more "existential dread".
Indeed, from a specialized use in psychology of German Angst, just as Semaphor wrote
Etymologically, yes. The meaning has diverged a little, so "cry of fear" is a closer translation.