Innovation

/ɪnovaˈtsi̯oːn/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Innovationen

Meaning

  1. innovation

    • Die Firma setzt auf Innovation.

      The company is betting on innovation.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Erfindung

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.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

innovación

innovación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "innovation."

Practice

1 What does Innovation mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Firma setzt auf ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Innovation?

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