Desinformation
German, noun/ˈdɛsˌʔɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn/
Desinformation is spelled D-E-S-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desinformation is a German feminine noun meaning “disinformation, (in the plural) disinformation (false information intentionally spread)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bewusst falsche, in die Irre führende Information”.
What does Desinformation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedisinformation, (in the plural) disinformation (false information intentionally spread)
- 2
femininedisinformation, the act of spreading false information intentionally
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bewusst falsche, in die Irre führende Information
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 Desinformation
- Desinformationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Desinformation?
- /ˈdɛsˌʔɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn/
- [ˈdɛsˌʔɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Desinformation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Desinformation in German?
Desinformation appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).