Amplifikation
[amplifikaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Amplifikation” 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) - gezielte Vervielfältigung von DNA-Abschnitten
Corpus desk
Index DE-amplifikation · Amplifikation · German
Amplifikation · 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 | Amplifikation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [amplifikaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Amplifikation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Amplifikation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [amplifikaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Amplifikation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Amplifikation, spelled A-M-P-L-I-F-I-K-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1gezielte Vervielfältigung von DNA-Abschnitten
- 2eine Methode zur Erweiterung von Trauminhalten und Ähnlichem mit mythischen und anderen Bildern
- 3die über das zum unmittelbaren Verstehen hinausgehende Ausweitung einer Aussage; Ausschmückung
- 4Bedeutungserweiterung eines Wortes
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Amplifikation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Amplifikation ist ein natürlicher Prozess, um die Aktivität bestimmter Gene zu steigern.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.