Spannung
German, noun/ˈʃpanʊŋ/
Spannung is spelled S-P-A-N-N-U-N-G (8 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written German, the 3,521st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spannung is a German feminine noun meaning “voltage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(»elektrische Spannung«) die (nutzbare) Potenzialdifferenz zwischen zwei Orten im elektrischen Feld”.
What does Spannung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevoltage
- 2
femininetension
- 3
femininesuspense (emotion of anticipation, excitement, anxiety or apprehension)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (»elektrische Spannung«) die (nutzbare) Potenzialdifferenz zwischen zwei Orten im elektrischen Feld 2. (»mechanische Spannung«) die nutzbare Potentialdifferenz zwischen zwei Formzuständen im Kraftfeld 3. das Gefühl in Form eines Konflikts nach einer emotional aufladenden Situation 4. Anspannung/Verspannung als Zwischenresultat einer zu bewältigenden Problemlage
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 Spannung
- Spannungen plural
- U symbol
- [2] σ_N symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spannung?
- /ˈʃpanʊŋ/
- [ˈʃpanʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Spannung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Spannung in German?
Spannung 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).