Translation
German, noun/tʁanslaˈt͡si̯oːn/
Translation is spelled T-R-A-N-S-L-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written German, the 21,569th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Translation is a German feminine noun meaning “translation (motion without deformation or rotation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abbildung ohne Drehung oder Verzerrung”.
What does Translation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetranslation (motion without deformation or rotation)
- 2
femininetranslation (process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome)
- 3
femininetranslation (transfer of a holy relic from one shrine to another)
- 4
femininerarecover term for both written translation and spoken interpreting
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abbildung ohne Drehung oder Verzerrung 2. geradlinige Bewegung ohne Drehung 3. Proteinsynthese, durch die Übersetzung der genetischen Information aus einer messenger-RNA-Nukleotidsequenz in ein Protein 4. Überführung einer syntaktischen Kategorie in die syntaktische Position/Funktion einer anderen
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 Translation
- Translationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Translation?
- /tʁanslaˈt͡si̯oːn/
- [tʁanslaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Translation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Translation in German?
Translation appears 2.3 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).