Adposition

[atpoziˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[atpoziˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oberbegriff für unflektierbare Wörter, die eine Ergänzung in einem bestimmten Kasus fordern

Corpus desk

Index DE-adposition · Adposition · German

Adposition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 Adposition
PropertyValue
HeadwordAdposition
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[atpoziˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Adposition“ im Deutschen

Adpositionschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Adposition is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [atpoziˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Oberbegriff für unflektierbare Wörter, die eine Ergänzung in einem bestimmten Kasus fordern".

Adposition doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Adposition, spelled A-D-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oberbegriff für unflektierbare Wörter, die eine Ergänzung in einem bestimmten Kasus fordern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Adpositionen bestimmen den Kasus des Satzgliedes, zu dem sie gehören.
  2. Die Adposition „bei“ in dem Satzglied „bei meiner Wohnung“ ist eine Präposition und bestimmt, dass dieses Satzglied im Dativ steht.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Adposition"?
"Adposition" is spelled A-D-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [atpoziˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Adposition" mean?
As a noun, "Adposition" means: Oberbegriff für unflektierbare Wörter, die eine Ergänzung in einem bestimmten Kasus fordern
How do you pronounce "Adposition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Adposition" is [atpoziˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Adposition" come from?
"Adposition" 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