Animation
German, noun/ʔanimaˈtsi̯oːn/
Animation is spelled A-N-I-M-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written German, the 13,339th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Animation is a German feminine noun meaning “animation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Aktion oder Aktivität zur Verbreitung von Lebensfreude und guter Laune, häufig in der Tourismusbranche”.
What does Animation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineanimation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aktion oder Aktivität zur Verbreitung von Lebensfreude und guter Laune, häufig in der Tourismusbranche 2. Verfahren, das durch Erstellen und Anzeigen von Einzelbildern für den Betrachter ein bewegtes Bild erzeugt
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 Animation
- Animationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Animation?
- /ʔanimaˈtsi̯oːn/
- [animaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Animation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Animation in German?
Animation appears 4.5 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).