Petting
German, noun/ˈpɛtɪŋ/
Petting is spelled P-E-T-T-I-N-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 86,281st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Petting is a German neuter noun meaning “petting (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jede Art von sexueller Betätigung ohne Geschlechtsverkehr”.
What does Petting mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpetting (kissing, stroking, etc., in a sexual manner)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jede Art von sexueller Betätigung ohne Geschlechtsverkehr
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 Petting
- Pettings genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Petting?
- /ˈpɛtɪŋ/
- [ˈpɛtɪŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Petting
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Petting in German?
Petting appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).