Ablation
[ˌaplaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Ablation” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - krankhafter Ablösungsprozess eines Organs oder Organteiles aus seinem Gesamtverbund
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ablation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌaplaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ablation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Ablation is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌaplaˈt͡si̯oːn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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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.
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Using “Ablation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-L-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.