Biathlon
German, noun/ˈbiːatlɔn/
Biathlon is spelled B-I-A-T-H-L-O-N (8 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written German, the 11,837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Biathlon is a German masculine noun meaning “biathlon (kind of winter sport)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wintersportart, bei der die beiden Sportarten Skilanglauf und Schießen verbunden werden”.
What does Biathlon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneuterbiathlon (kind of winter sport)
- 2
masculineneutera biathlon competition
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wintersportart, bei der die beiden Sportarten Skilanglauf und Schießen verbunden werden 2. Biathlon besteht aus dem Präfix bi- ‚zwei‘, das lateinischen Ursprungs ist, und dem altgriechischen ἆθλον (athlon^☆) ^(→ grc) ‚Wettkampf‘.
noun: 1. ein Wettkampf im Biathlon
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 Biathlon
- Biathlons genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Biathlon?
- /ˈbiːatlɔn/
- [ˈbiːatlɔn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Biathlon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Biathlon in German?
Biathlon appears 5.2 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).