Absorption
German, noun/apzɔʁpˈt͡si̯oːn/
Absorption is spelled A-B-S-O-R-P-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 42,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Absorption is a German feminine noun meaning “absorption (act or process of absorbing, either liquid or light)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Aufsaugen”.
What does Absorption mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineabsorption (act or process of absorbing, either liquid or light)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Aufsaugen 2. das Aufnehmen von Wellen in einen Körper
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 Absorption
- Absorptionen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Absorption?
- /apzɔʁpˈt͡si̯oːn/
- [apzɔʁpˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Absorption
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Absorption in German?
Absorption 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).