Depression
German, noun/depʁɛˈsi̯oːn/
Depression is spelled D-E-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 6,912th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Depression is a German feminine noun meaning “depression” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Niedergeschlagenheit und Freudlosigkeit; Verzweiflung”.
What does Depression mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedepression
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Niedergeschlagenheit und Freudlosigkeit; Verzweiflung 2. die Depression [1] als psychische Krankheit, die sich intensiv schlecht auf Geist und Körper auswirken kann 3. Land, welches unter dem Meeresspiegel liegt 4. Wirtschaftskrise; die Weltwirtschaftskrise
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 Depression
- Depressionen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Depression?
- /depʁɛˈsi̯oːn/
- [depʁɛˈsi̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Depression
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Depression in German?
Depression appears 10 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).