Obsession
German, noun[ɔp.z̥ɛˈsi̯oːn]
Obsession is spelled O-B-S-E-S-S-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obsession is a German feminine noun meaning “obsession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “emotional sehr starke Begeisterung für ein bestimmtes Thema, Hobby, eine Arbeit oder Aktion”.
What does Obsession mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsession
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. emotional sehr starke Begeisterung für ein bestimmtes Thema, Hobby, eine Arbeit oder Aktion 2. unkontrollierbarer und wiederkehrender Gedanke, „fixe Idee“ 3. unkontrollierbarer und wiederkehrender Handlungsstrang
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 Obsession
- Obsessionen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Obsession?
- [ɔp.z̥ɛˈsi̯oːn]
- [ɔpz̥ɛˈsi̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Obsession in German?
Obsession appears 1.0 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).