Petition
German, noun/petiˈt͡si̯oːn/
Petition is spelled P-E-T-I-T-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears 8.5 times per million words in written German, the 8,046th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Petition is a German feminine noun meaning “petition (formal, written request made to a parliament or an official person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schriftliches Gesuch (Bitte, Beschwerde) an das Staatsoberhaupt, das Parlament oder eine Behörde”.
What does Petition mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepetition (formal, written request made to a parliament or an official person)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schriftliches Gesuch (Bitte, Beschwerde) an das Staatsoberhaupt, das Parlament oder eine Behörde
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 Petition
- Petitionen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Petition?
- /petiˈt͡si̯oːn/
- [petiˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Petition
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Petition in German?
Petition appears 8.5 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).