Ion
German, noun/iˈoːn/
Ion is spelled I-O-N (3 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written German, the 22,305th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ion is a German neuter noun meaning “ion (an atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “elektrisch geladenes Teilchen, das aus einem neutralen Atom oder Molekül durch Anlagerung oder Abgabe von…”.
What does Ion mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterion (an atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge)
suffix
- 1
feminine-ion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. elektrisch geladenes Teilchen, das aus einem neutralen Atom oder Molekül durch Anlagerung oder Abgabe von Elektronen (Ionisation) entsteht
suffix: 1. Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem, Wortbildungselement) in Fremdwörtern, das hauptsächlich der Substantivierung von Verben, in einigen Fällen auch der Substantivierung von Adjektiven dient
suffix: 1. Kennzeichnung von Pflanzengesellschaften auf der Rangstufe des Verbandes
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 Ion
- Ions genitive
- Ionen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ion?
- /iˈoːn/
- /i̯oːn/
- [iˈoːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ion in German?
Ion 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).