Notation
German, noun/(ˌ)no.taˈtsjoːn/
Notation is spelled N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 46,552nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Notation is a German feminine noun meaning “notation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “grafisches Festhalten von Tonhöhen, -dauern und -lautstärken in einer Notenschrift”.
What does Notation mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grafisches Festhalten von Tonhöhen, -dauern und -lautstärken in einer Notenschrift 2. Darstellung mathematischer Aussagen mit Hilfe von Symbolen; Satz von Regeln, nach denen diese Symbole notiert und interpretiert werden 3. verkürzte Darstellung einer Klasse und (oder) von Relationen zwischen Klassen in Klassifikationssystemen 4. das Aufzeichnen von Schachzügen
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 Notation
- Notationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Notation?
- /(ˌ)no.taˈtsjoːn/
- [nota-]
- [ˌnoːta-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Notation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Notation in German?
Notation 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).