Artikulation

[ˌaʁtikulaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˌaʁtikulaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Artikulation” is uncommon German (frequency #57,668 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,668
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bildung von Lauten mit Hilfe der Artikulationsorgane

Corpus desk

Index DE-artikulation · Artikulation · German

Artikulation · rank #57,668 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,668
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arlt

Nearest frequency peer: Arlt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Artikulation“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Artikulation“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Artikulation
PropertyValue
HeadwordArtikulation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌaʁtikulaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#57,668
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Artikulation“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Artikulationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Arlt“ (#57,667), „Atempause“ (#57,669), „argon“ (#57,666). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Artikulation“ bei #57,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Artikulation is uncommon German at frequency #57,668 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌaʁtikulaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Artikulation in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Artikulation, spelled A-R-T-I-K-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bildung von Lauten mit Hilfe der Artikulationsorgane
  2. 2
    die Differenzierung der Tonerzeugung beim Singen und Musizieren
  3. 3
    ein Knoten eines Graphen mit bestimmten Eigenschaften
  4. 4
    die zeitliche Gliederung von Unterrichtsstunden oder Lernprozessen
  5. 5
    die Kaubewegungen des Unterkiefers
  6. 6
    eine Methode zur Gestaltung der Verbindungen in den formalen Elementen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die korrekte Artikulation von Nasalvokalen fällt manchem schwer.
  2. „Die Karten des Projekts belegten eindrucksvoll, wie viele Faktoren bei der Artikulation eine Rolle spielen: nationale Grenzen genauso wie regionale; aber auch der lautliche Kontext, die Häufigkeit eines Wortes, Wortartenunterschiede und die einzelnen Erhebungssituationen beeinflussen die Aussprache.“

Synonyms

AkzentAusspracheBetonungDiktionRedestilSprechweiseStimmeTonfallGelenkpunkt

This word in other languages

articulation(English)articulación(Español)articulation(Français)articulação(Português)

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 "Artikulation"?
"Artikulation" is spelled A-R-T-I-K-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌaʁtikulaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Artikulation" mean?
As a noun, "Artikulation" means: Bildung von Lauten mit Hilfe der Artikulationsorgane
How do you pronounce "Artikulation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Artikulation" is [ˌaʁtikulaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Artikulation" come from?
"Artikulation" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Arbeitstagen#57,664Ansiedlungen#57,658angeschaltet#57,651Bauindustrie#57,695

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list