Option
German, noun/ɔp.tsi̯ˈoːn/
Option is spelled O-P-T-I-O-N (6 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written German, the 3,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Option is a German feminine noun meaning “option” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Auswahlmöglichkeit, Alternative: die Möglichkeit eine Auswahl zwischen verschiedenen Angeboten treffen zu…”.
What does Option mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoption
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Auswahlmöglichkeit, Alternative: die Möglichkeit eine Auswahl zwischen verschiedenen Angeboten treffen zu können 2. bedingtes Termingeschäft: das Recht, eine bestimmte Sache zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt zu einem vereinbarten Preis zu kaufen oder zu verkaufen
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 Option
- Optionen plural
- Opt. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Option?
- /ɔp.tsi̯ˈoːn/
- [ɔpˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Option
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Option in German?
Option appears 23 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).