Sublimation
German, noun[zublimaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sublimation is spelled S-U-B-L-I-M-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 161,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sublimation is a German feminine noun meaning “sublimation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der unmittelbare Übergang vom festen in den gasförmigen Zustand und umgekehrt”.
What does Sublimation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesublimation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der unmittelbare Übergang vom festen in den gasförmigen Zustand und umgekehrt 2. Umlenkung von Triebenergie auf geistig-kulturelle Ziele (auch: Sublimierung)
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 Sublimation
- Sublimationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sublimation?
- [zublimaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sublimation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sublimation in German?
Sublimation appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).