Extrapolation
German, noun[ɛkstʁapolaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Extrapolation is spelled E-X-T-R-A-P-O-L-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 152,733rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Extrapolation is a German feminine noun meaning “extrapolation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bestimmung von Funktionswerten außerhalb eines Bereichs von bekannten diskreten Daten (z.B. Messwerten)”.
What does Extrapolation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineextrapolation
- 2
feminineextrapolation (inference)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bestimmung von Funktionswerten außerhalb eines Bereichs von bekannten diskreten Daten (z.B. Messwerten) 2. Bestimmung zukünftiger Ereignisse, Werte aufgrund von schon bekannten Daten – in der Annahme einer kontinuierlichen Entwicklung
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 Extrapolation
- Extrapolationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Extrapolation?
- [ɛkstʁapolaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Extrapolation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Extrapolation in German?
Extrapolation appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).