# Dekoration vs Detonation

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dekoration
*noun · IPA [dekoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] · frequency rank #15,856*
das Ausschmücken oder dessen Ergebnis

### Detonation
*noun · IPA [detonaˈt͡si̯oːn] · frequency rank #38,048*
heftige Explosion

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dekoration-vs-detonation