Adoption

[adɔpˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[adɔpˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Adoption” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,458. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,458
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rechtliche Annahme eines nicht leiblichen Kindes als eigenes Kind

Corpus desk

Index DE-adoption · Adoption · German

Adoption · rank #18,458 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,458
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adels

Nearest frequency peer: Adels (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Adoption“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Adoption“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Adoption vs Adaption
88% similar
Adoption vs addition
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Adoption
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdoption
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[adɔpˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,458
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Adoption“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Adoptionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Adels“ (#18,457), „against“ (#18,459), „Abtei“ (#18,456). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Adoption“ bei #18,458. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Adoption (IPA [adɔpˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,458 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "rechtliche Annahme eines nicht leiblichen Kindes als eigenes Kind".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Adoption, with forms such as "addoption", "adopiton", and "adopption". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Adaption", "addition", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Adoption, spelled A-D-O-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    rechtliche Annahme eines nicht leiblichen Kindes als eigenes Kind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er war Anfang 20, als die Adoption durch seinen Onkel ihn in die Familienverantwortung zwang.“
  2. „Homosexuellen Paaren das Recht auf Adoption zu verweigern zeugt von einem Weltbild, nach dem eine gleichgeschlechtliche Beziehung immer noch ‚schlechter‘ sei als eine gegengeschlechtliche.“

Synonyms

Annahme an Kindes stattAnnahme an Kindes StattAnnahme als KindKindesannahme

This word in other languages

adoption(English)adopción(Español)adoption(Français)adoção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addoption
  • adopiton
  • adopption
  • adoptino
  • adoptionn
  • adoptoin
  • adopttion
  • adotpion
  • adpotion
  • aodption
  • daoption

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Adoption - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

addoption1adopiton2adopption1adoptino2adoptionn1adoptoin2adopttion1adotpion2
Edit distance from "Adoption"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Adoption"?
"Adoption" is spelled A-D-O-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [adɔpˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Adoption" mean?
As a noun, "Adoption" means: rechtliche Annahme eines nicht leiblichen Kindes als eigenes Kind
What words are commonly confused with "Adoption"?
"Adoption" is commonly confused with "Adaption", "addition". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Adoption"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Adoption" is [adɔpˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Adoption" come from?
"Adoption" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Adoption", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abnehmer#18,453analogen#18,464Analogie#18,465zärtlich#18,449

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

abonniert11 variantswählbar11 variantsWindeln11 variantsvormals11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list