Gemination
German, noun/ɡeminaˈt͡si̯oːn/
Gemination is spelled G-E-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written German, the 396,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gemination is a German feminine noun meaning “gemination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “doppelter Konsonant”.
What does Gemination mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegemination
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. doppelter Konsonant 2. Doppelschreibung eines Konsonanten, um anzuzeigen, dass der vorhergehende Vokal kurz auszusprechen ist 3. Lautwandel, der eine Verdoppelung beziehungsweise Dehnung eines Konsonanten bewirkt (Definition nach Bußmann) 4. Wiederholung von Wörtern/Wortgruppen
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 Gemination
- Geminationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gemination?
- /ɡeminaˈt͡si̯oːn/
- [ɡeminaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gemination
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gemination in German?
Gemination appears about once in every 44 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).