Intensivstation
German, noun/ɪntɛnˈziːfʃtaˌt͡si̯oːn/
Intensivstation is spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-I-V-S-T-A-T-I-O-N (15 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written German, the 22,305th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intensivstation is a German feminine noun meaning “intensive care unit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abteilung eines Krankenhauses, in der Patienten liegen, deren Leben in Gefahr ist”.
What does Intensivstation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineintensive care unit
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abteilung eines Krankenhauses, in der Patienten liegen, deren Leben in Gefahr ist
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 Intensivstation
- Intensivstationen plural
- IS alternative
- ICU abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Intensivstation?
- /ɪntɛnˈziːfʃtaˌt͡si̯oːn/
- [ɪntɛnˈziːfʃtaˌt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Intensivstation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Intensivstation in German?
Intensivstation appears 2.2 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).