Amputation
German, noun[amputaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Amputation is spelled A-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 53,554th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amputation is a German feminine noun meaning “amputation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die operative Abtrennung von Körperteilen aufgrund von Verletzungen oder anderer medizinischer Indikationen”.
What does Amputation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineamputation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die operative Abtrennung von Körperteilen aufgrund von Verletzungen oder anderer medizinischer Indikationen
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 Amputation
- Amputationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Amputation?
- [amputaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Amputation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Amputation in German?
Amputation appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).