Subtraktion
German, noun/zʊptʁakˈtsi̯oːn/
Subtraktion is spelled S-U-B-T-R-A-K-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 85,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Subtraktion is a German feminine noun meaning “subtraction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Rechenart, bei der eine Zahl von einer anderen abgezogen wird”.
What does Subtraktion mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesubtraction
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rechenart, bei der eine Zahl von einer anderen abgezogen wird
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 Subtraktion
- Subtraktionen plural
- – symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Subtraktion?
- /zʊptʁakˈtsi̯oːn/
- [zʊptʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Subtraktion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Subtraktion in German?
Subtraktion 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).