Disputation
German, noun[dɪsputaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Disputation is spelled D-I-S-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 70,098th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Disputation is a German feminine noun meaning “disputation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wissenschaftliches Verteidigungsgespräch im Rahmen einer Promotion oder Habilitation zur Dissertation oder…”.
What does Disputation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedisputation
- 2
Switzerlandfemininedefense (of a thesis, of a dissertation, for a PhD, etc)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. wissenschaftliches Verteidigungsgespräch im Rahmen einer Promotion oder Habilitation zur Dissertation oder Habilitationsschrift 2. wissenschaftliches Streitgespräch
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 Disputation
- Disputationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Disputation?
- [dɪsputaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Disputation in German?
Disputation appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).