Deutung
German, noun[ˈdɔʏ̯tʊŋ(k)]
Deutung is spelled D-E-U-T-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written German, the 15,068th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deutung is a German feminine noun meaning “interpretation, analysis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Versuch, den tieferen Sinn einer Sache zu begreifen”.
What does Deutung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinterpretation, analysis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Versuch, den tieferen Sinn einer Sache zu begreifen
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 Deutung
- Deutungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Deutung?
- [ˈdɔʏ̯tʊŋ(k)]
- [ˈdɔɪ̯tʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Deutung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Deutung in German?
Deutung appears 3.8 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).