Polyglot Dictionary

Attraktion

/atʁakˈtsi̯oːn/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Attraktionen

Meaning

  1. attraction

    • Der Turm ist die größte Attraktion der Stadt.

      The tower is the city's biggest attraction.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Anziehung

Anziehung is attraction as a pulling force — physical or romantic attraction, gravity; Attraktion is an attraction as a thing or venue, like a tourist attraction.

Sehenswürdigkeit

Attraktion (loanword: attraction) covers anything that draws visitors, including purely entertainment-driven ones like a roller coaster. Sehenswürdigkeit implies something historically or culturally significant — a landmark, not just a thrill.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

atração

atração is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "attraction."

Portuguese

atrativo

atrativo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "attraction."

Practice

1 What does Attraktion mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Turm ist die größte ___ der Stadt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Attraktion?

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