Gesteinsformation
German, noun/ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯nsfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn/
Gesteinsformation is spelled G-E-S-T-E-I-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N (17 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written German, the 381,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gesteinsformation is a German feminine noun meaning “geological formation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sichtbare Anordnung von Gesteinen; größere zusammenhängende Einheit von Gesteinen, die sich in der Erdkruste…”.
What does Gesteinsformation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegeological formation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sichtbare Anordnung von Gesteinen; größere zusammenhängende Einheit von Gesteinen, die sich in der Erdkruste über eine gewisse Fläche erstreckt und eine ähnliche Entstehungsgeschichte oder Zusammensetzung hat
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 Gesteinsformation
- Gesteinsformationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gesteinsformation?
- /ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯nsfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn/
- [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯nsfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gesteinsformation in German?
Gesteinsformation appears about once in every 41 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).