Polyglot Dictionary

Erfindung

/ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋ/

die noun B1

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 Erfindungen

Meaning

  1. invention

    • Das Telefon war eine tolle Erfindung.

      The telephone was a great invention.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Innovation

Erfindung is a specific invention, a new device or idea; Innovation is the broader, more abstract word for any kind of innovation or novel improvement.

Neuerung

Erfindung is a specific invention; Neuerung is any kind of novelty or change, not necessarily an invention, just something new.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

invento

invento is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "invention."

Portuguese

invenção

invenção is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "invention."

Practice

1 What does Erfindung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Telefon war eine tolle ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Erfindung?

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