Reflexion
German, noun/reflɛkˈsi̯oːn/
Reflexion is spelled R-E-F-L-E-X-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written German, the 14,528th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reflexion is a German feminine noun meaning “reflection (act of reflecting; thinking)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Widerspiegelung, Zurückgeworfenwerden, zum Beispiel von Licht im Spiegel oder Schall von einer Fläche”.
What does Reflexion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereflection (act of reflecting; thinking)
- 2
femininereflection (the state of being reflected)
- 3
femininereflection
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Widerspiegelung, Zurückgeworfenwerden, zum Beispiel von Licht im Spiegel oder Schall von einer Fläche 2. vertieftes Nachdenken 3. Fähigkeit eines Programms, seine eigene Struktur zu kennen und diese, wenn nötig, zu modifizieren
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 Reflexion
- Reflexionen plural
- Reflektion alternative misspelling proscribed
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Reflexion?
- /reflɛkˈsi̯oːn/
- [ʁeflɛˈksi̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Reflexion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Reflexion in German?
Reflexion appears 4.0 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).