Aktion
German, noun/akˈtsi̯oːn/
Aktion is spelled A-K-T-I-O-N (6 letters) and appears 62 times per million words in written German, the 1,391st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aktion is a German feminine noun meaning “operation, campaign, measure, organized course of action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Unternehmung, um etwas Bestimmtes zu erreichen”.
What does Aktion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoperation, campaign, measure, organized course of action
Polizeiaktion
- 2
femininesales campaign
- 3
feminineact, deed, typically unusual, often negative
Diese dumme Aktion hätte er sich sparen sollen.
- 4
feminineaction, activity
Nach kurzem Krankenhausaufenthalt ist er schon wieder in Aktion.
- 5
feminineaction, impulse
Aktion und Reaktion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Unternehmung, um etwas Bestimmtes zu erreichen 2. Sonderangebot oder eine Sonderverkaufsregelung in einem Geschäft 3. Wirkung
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 Aktion
- Aktionen plural
- Aktiönchen diminutive neuter
- Action obsolete
- Akt. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Aktion?
- /akˈtsi̯oːn/
- [ʔakˈt͡sjoːn]
- [akˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Aktion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Aktion in German?
Aktion appears 62 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).