admission

[ədmɪʃ(ə)n]

/[ədmɪʃ(ə)n]/ noun

The verdict

“admission” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zulassung, Zutritt, Aufnahme, Einlass

Corpus desk

Index DE-admission · admission · German

admission · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for admission
PropertyValue
Headwordadmission
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ədmɪʃ(ə)n]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „admission“ im Deutschen

admissionsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

admission is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ədmɪʃ(ə)n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for admission, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is admission, spelled A-D-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zulassung, Zutritt, Aufnahme, Einlass
  2. 2
    Eintrittspreis

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how admission appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The admission is 5 pounds.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "admission"?
"admission" is spelled A-D-M-I-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ədmɪʃ(ə)n].
What does "admission" mean?
As a noun, "admission" means: Zulassung, Zutritt, Aufnahme, Einlass
How do you pronounce "admission"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "admission" is [ədmɪʃ(ə)n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "admission" come from?
"admission" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list