Interpretation
German, noun/ɪntɐpretaˈtsioːn/
Interpretation is spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-R-E-T-A-T-I-O-N (14 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written German, the 4,781st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Interpretation is a German feminine noun meaning “interpretation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Versuch, die Bedeutung zu erschließen, die in einem geistigen Produkt (Kunstwerk, Text) steckt”.
What does Interpretation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinterpretation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Versuch, die Bedeutung zu erschließen, die in einem geistigen Produkt (Kunstwerk, Text) steckt 2. Versuch, den einem Sachverhalt innewohnenden Sinn zu erschließen
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 Interpretation
- Interpretationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Interpretation?
- /ɪntɐpretaˈtsioːn/
- [ɪntɐpʁetaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Interpretation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Interpretation in German?
Interpretation appears 16 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).