Annihilation
German, noun[anihilaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Annihilation is spelled A-N-N-I-H-I-L-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 179,801st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Annihilation is a German feminine noun meaning “annihilation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vernichtung, Zunichtemachung, Ungültigkeitserklärung einer Sache”.
What does Annihilation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineannihilation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vernichtung, Zunichtemachung, Ungültigkeitserklärung einer Sache 2. Auflösung von Materie und Antimaterie bei ihrem Aufeinandertreffen unter Aussendung von Energie nahe ihrem Massenäquivalent
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 Annihilation
- Annihilationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Annihilation?
- [anihilaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Annihilation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Annihilation in German?
Annihilation appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).