Investigation
German, noun[ɪnvɛstiɡaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Investigation is spelled I-N-V-E-S-T-I-G-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 53,554th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Investigation is a German feminine noun meaning “investigation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gezielte Suche nach Information; Nachforschung”.
What does Investigation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinvestigation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gezielte Suche nach Information; Nachforschung
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 Investigation
- Investigationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Investigation?
- [ɪnvɛstiɡaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Investigation in German?
Investigation 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).