Ablation
[ˌaplaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Ablation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - krankhafter Ablösungsprozess eines Organs oder Organteiles aus seinem Gesamtverbund
Corpus desk
Index DE-ablation · Ablation · German
Ablation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ablation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌaplaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ablation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ablation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌaplaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ablation, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ablation, spelled A-B-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1krankhafter Ablösungsprozess eines Organs oder Organteiles aus seinem Gesamtverbund
- 2Entfernung von Organen oder Körpergeweben aufgrund einer medizinischen Indikation
- 3Abschmelzung von Schnee und Eis, insbesondere bei Gletschern, die durch Sonneneinstrahlung, Wind und Regen verursacht wird
- 4Abtragung des Bodens, die durch Wind und Wasser verursacht wird
- 5Abtragung von Material, die durch hohe Hitzeeinwirkung verursacht wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ablation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es handelte sich um eine Ablation der Netzhaut.
Von Ablation wird auch in der Tumor-Therapie gesprochen, wenn Tumorgewebe beispielsweise durch Hitze zerstört wird.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.