Absolution
German, noun/apz̥oluˈt͡si̯oːn/
Absolution is spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,786th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Absolution is a German feminine noun meaning “absolution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Freisprechung von der Sünde in der Beichte durch einen Priester”.
What does Absolution mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineabsolution
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Freisprechung von der Sünde in der Beichte durch einen Priester 2. Verzeihung, Vergebung 3. Freisprechung, Lossprechung, insbesondere von Acht und Bann
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 Absolution
- Absolutionen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Absolution?
- /apz̥oluˈt͡si̯oːn/
- [apz̥oluˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Absolution
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Absolution in German?
Absolution appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).