Mission
German, noun/mɪˈsjoːn/
Mission is spelled M-I-S-S-I-O-N (7 letters) and appears 36 times per million words in written German, the 2,298th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mission is a German feminine noun meaning “mission (set of tasks)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bedeutsame/r Aufgabe/Auftrag”.
What does Mission mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemission (set of tasks)
Der Agent wurde in geheimer Mission ins Ausland entsandt.
- 2
femininemission (group of people appointed for such a task; their place of work)
- 3
femininemission, evangelization, proselytism (religious, especially Christian, activism)
Die Mission der Heiden war ihr ein lebenslanges Anliegen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bedeutsame/r Aufgabe/Auftrag 2. das Verbreiten einer religiösen Lehre 3. mit einem besonderen Auftrag entsandte Personengruppe 4. diplomatische Vertretung eines Staates
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 Mission
- Missionen plural
- Missiönchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mission?
- /mɪˈsjoːn/
- [mɪˈsi̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mission
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mission in German?
Mission appears 36 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).