Intonation
German, noun[ɪntonaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Intonation is spelled I-N-T-O-N-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,845th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intonation is a German feminine noun meaning “intonation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zusammenwirken von Akzentuierung, Tonhöhenverlauf und Sprechpausen in der gesprochenen Sprache; Bußmann…”.
What does Intonation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineintonation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zusammenwirken von Akzentuierung, Tonhöhenverlauf und Sprechpausen in der gesprochenen Sprache; Bußmann definiert: „Im weiteren Sinne: Gesamtheit der prosodischen Eigenschaften lautsprachlicher Äußerungen (Silben, Wörter, Phrasen)'“ 2. Tongestaltung 3. Anstimmen eines Gesangs 4. Einstimmen/Stimmen von Instrumenten
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 Intonation
- Intonationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Intonation?
- [ɪntonaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Intonation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Intonation in German?
Intonation appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).