Konversation
German, noun[kɔnvɛʁzaˈtsi̯oːn]
Konversation is spelled K-O-N-V-E-R-S-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written German, the 18,511th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Konversation is a German feminine noun meaning “conversation (talking, especially small talk)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “leichte Unterhaltung zwecks Geselligkeit”.
What does Konversation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconversation (talking, especially small talk)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. leichte Unterhaltung zwecks Geselligkeit
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 Konversation
- Konversationen plural
- Conversation obsolete
- Konv. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Konversation?
- [kɔnvɛʁzaˈtsi̯oːn]
- [kɔnvɛʁzaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Konversation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Konversation in German?
Konversation appears 2.9 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).