Erfindung
German, noun/ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋ/
Erfindung is spelled E-R-F-I-N-D-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erfindung is a German feminine noun meaning “invention” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “besondere, nicht auf der Hand liegende, materielle Konstrukte oder Verfahren, die neue und nützliche…”.
What does Erfindung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinvention
- 2
femininefabrication
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. besondere, nicht auf der Hand liegende, materielle Konstrukte oder Verfahren, die neue und nützliche Anwendungen ermöglichen 2. etwas Fiktives, das nicht auf Wahrheit beruht
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 Erfindung
- Erfindungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erfindung?
- /ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋ/
- [ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erfindung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erfindung in German?
Erfindung appears 11 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).