Agglutination
[aɡlutinaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Agglutination” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Begriff aus der Sprachtypologie, der bedeutet, dass die Morpheme im Wort regelmäßig aneinandergereiht werden.
Corpus desk
Index DE-agglutination · Agglutination · German
Agglutination · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Agglutination |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aɡlutinaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Agglutination“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Agglutination is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɡlutinaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Agglutination, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Agglutination, spelled A-G-G-L-U-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Begriff aus der Sprachtypologie, der bedeutet, dass die Morpheme im Wort regelmäßig aneinandergereiht werden.
- 2Zusammenballung von Krankheitserregern und roten Blutkörperchen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Agglutination appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Präteritum „rett-et-e“ zeigt eine Morphemfolge, die als Beispiel für Agglutination dienen kann. Bei starken Verben ist das Präteritum – z.B.: sang – kein Beispiel für Agglutination, da hier die Morpheme „Präteritum“ und „Person“ nicht getrennt aufeinander folgen.
Eine Sprache, die Wörter vorwiegend mit dem Mittel der Agglutination bildet, wird agglutinierende Sprache genannt.
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.