Information
German, noun/ˌɪnfɔʁmaˈtsjoːn/
Information is spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 43 times per million words in written German, the 1,972nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Information is a German feminine noun meaning “a piece of information; (in the plural) information, intelligence (things to be known about a topic)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kurze informierende Mitteilung”.
What does Information mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea piece of information; (in the plural) information, intelligence (things to be known about a topic)
Wir brauchen mehr Informationen über den Fall.
- 2
feminineinformation (the act of informing or the state of being informed)
die Information der Öffentlichkeit
- 3
feminineinformation desk
Fragen Sie mal an der Information nach.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kurze informierende Mitteilung 2. die Beseitigung von Unbestimmtheit, das Informieren 3. über alles Wichtige in Kenntnis setzende Auskunft 4. Stelle, an der Auskünfte ausgegeben, vermittelt oder eingeholt werden können
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 Information
- Informationen plural
- Informatiönchen diminutive neuter
- Inf. abbreviation
- Info abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Information?
- /ˌɪnfɔʁmaˈtsjoːn/
- [ˌʔɪnfɔɐ̯maˈtsjoːn]
- [ɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Information
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Information in German?
Information appears 43 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).