Initiation
German, noun[init͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]
Initiation is spelled I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 66,083rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Initiation is a German feminine noun meaning “initiation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “rituelle Aufnahme Jugendlicher in die Welt der Erwachsenen”.
What does Initiation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinitiation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. rituelle Aufnahme Jugendlicher in die Welt der Erwachsenen
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 Initiation
- Initiationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Initiation?
- [init͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Initiation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Initiation in German?
Initiation appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).