Derivation
German, noun[deʁivaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Derivation is spelled D-E-R-I-V-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 174,963rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Derivation is a German feminine noun meaning “derivation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(Prozess und Ergebnis der) Bildung neuer Wörter mit Hilfe gebundener grammatischer Morpheme (Derivateme)”.
What does Derivation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininederivation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Prozess und Ergebnis der) Bildung neuer Wörter mit Hilfe gebundener grammatischer Morpheme (Derivateme)
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 Derivation
- Derivationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Derivation?
- [deʁivaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Derivation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Derivation in German?
Derivation appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).