Explosion
German, noun/ɛks.ploˈzjoːn/
Explosion is spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Explosion is a German feminine noun meaning “explosion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “plötzliche, mit lautem Knall verbundene Volumenausdehnung auf Grund von chemischen oder kernphysikalischen…”.
What does Explosion mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexplosion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. plötzliche, mit lautem Knall verbundene Volumenausdehnung auf Grund von chemischen oder kernphysikalischen Reaktionen bei gleichzeitigem Temperatur- und Druckanstieg, die zur Beschädigung oder Zerstörung der Umgebung führt 2. plötzlicher Zuwachs einer Sache; plötzlicher Anstieg der Artenvielfalt, Bevölkerung oder Kosten; enorme Steigerung sportlicher Leistung 3. Ausbruch von Gefühlen, Wutausbruch, Zornausbruch
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 Explosion
- Explosionen plural
- Expl. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Explosion?
- /ɛks.ploˈzjoːn/
- [ɛksploˈzi̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Explosion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Explosion in German?
Explosion 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).