Variation
German, noun/vaʁiaˈt͡si̯oːn/
Variation is spelled V-A-R-I-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written German, the 17,848th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Variation is a German feminine noun meaning “variation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Variieren; das Abwandeln oder auch das Verändern von etwas”.
What does Variation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevariation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Variieren; das Abwandeln oder auch das Verändern von etwas 2. das Variierte; das Abgewandelte von etwas 3. Abwandlung des musikalischen Themas 4. ein Fachbegriff mit unterschiedlicher Bedeutung in den verschiedenen Teilgebieten
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 Variation
- Variationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Variation?
- /vaʁiaˈt͡si̯oːn/
- [vaʁiaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Variation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Variation in German?
Variation appears 3.0 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).