Institution
German, noun[ʔɪnstituˈtsi̯oːn]
Institution is spelled I-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Institution is a German feminine noun meaning “institution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einrichtung, Organisation, Organisationselement, Behörde, Anstalt”.
What does Institution mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinstitution
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einrichtung, Organisation, Organisationselement, Behörde, Anstalt 2. eine mit Handlungsrechten, Handlungspflichten oder normativer Geltung belegte soziale Wirklichkeit, durch die Gruppen und Gemeinschaften nach innen und nach außen hin verbindlich (geltend) wirken oder handeln
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 Institution
- Institutionen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Institution?
- [ʔɪnstituˈtsi̯oːn]
- [ɪnstituˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Institution
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Institution in German?
Institution appears 11 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).