Operation
German, noun/ɔˌpəʁaˈt͡sioːn/
Operation is spelled O-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written German, the 2,653rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Operation is a German feminine noun meaning “operation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “chirurgischer Eingriff in den Organismus”.
What does Operation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoperation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. chirurgischer Eingriff in den Organismus 2. Einsatz von Streitkräften 3. bei Geheimdiensten: eine präzise geplante Aktion, auch unter Decknamen 4. Rechenvorgang
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 Operation
- Operationen plural
- OP abbreviation
- Op. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Operation?
- /ɔˌpəʁaˈt͡sioːn/
- [opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
- [ɔpəʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Operation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Operation in German?
Operation appears 31 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).