Revolution
German, noun/ˌʁe(ː).vo.luˈtsi̯oːn/
Revolution is spelled R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written German, the 2,344th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Revolution is a German feminine noun meaning “revolution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine im Gegensatz zur Evolution sehr schnelle Umwälzung oder Neuerung auf wissenschaftlichem, künstlerischem…”.
What does Revolution mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerevolution
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine im Gegensatz zur Evolution sehr schnelle Umwälzung oder Neuerung auf wissenschaftlichem, künstlerischem oder sozialem Gebiet 2. eine (oft) gewaltsame und große Änderung eines bestehenden gesellschaftlich-politischen Zustandes
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 Revolution
- Revolutionen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Revolution?
- standard /ˌʁe(ː).vo.luˈtsi̯oːn/
- /ˌʁɛ.vo.lʊˈtsi̯oːn/
- /ˌʁɛ.vlʊˈtsi̯oːn/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Revolution
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Revolution in German?
Revolution appears 35 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).