Assimilation

/[ˌasimilaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,434

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Assimilation is aGermannoun. It means: Angleichung an einen Zustand; Eingliederung Pronounced [ˌasimilaˈt͡si̯oːn].

Key facts for Assimilation
PropertyValue
HeadwordAssimilation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌasimilaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#31,434
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Assimilation in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Assimilation is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌasimilaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,434 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Assimilation, with forms such as "asimilation", "asismilation", and "assiimlation". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Assimilation, spelled A-S-S-I-M-I-L-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angleichung an einen Zustand; Eingliederung
  2. 2
    Anpassung an die Lebensgewohnheiten, Gebräuche, Kleidung und Ähnlichem in einem Land (üblicherweise im Zusammenhang mit Migranten verwendet)
  3. 3
    Gewöhnung an die neuen äußeren Umstände (eine veränderte Temperatur, Luftfeuchtigkeit, Lichtverhältnisse, andere Tageszeit und die damit verbundene Umstellung der Schlaf- und Wachzeiten) nachdem man an einen anderen, üblicherweise weit entfernten Ort gereist ist
  4. 4
    Umwandlung anorganischer in zelleigene Stoffe mithilfe der Photo- oder Chemosynthese
  5. 5
    Angleichung der Artikulationsstelle und/oder der Artikulationsart eines vorhergehenden Lautes an einen folgenden Laut (regressive Assimilation: Wirkung eines Lautes auf einen Vorgänger) oder Angleichung eines folgenden Lauts an einen vorhergehenden (progressive Assimilation: Wirkung eines Lautes auf einen Nachfolger)
  6. 6
    Anpassung der Umwelt an den Organismus

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asimilation,asismilation,assiimlation,assimialtion,assimilaiton,assimilatino,assimilationn,assimilatoin,assimilattion,assimillation,assimiltaion,assimliation,assimmilation,assmiilation,aßimilation,sasimilation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Assimilation

Misspelling Variants of "Assimilation"

asimilation11asismilation12assiimlation12assimialtion12assimilaiton12assimilatino12assimilationn13assimilatoin12
Misspelling Variants of "Assimilation"

Frequency rank: #31,434 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Assimilation"?
"Assimilation" is spelled A-S-S-I-M-I-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌasimilaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Assimilation" mean?
As a noun, "Assimilation" means: Angleichung an einen Zustand; Eingliederung
What are common misspellings of "Assimilation"?
Common misspellings include "asimilation", "asismilation", "assiimlation", "assimialtion", "assimilaiton". The correct spelling is "Assimilation".
How do you pronounce "Assimilation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Assimilation" is [ˌasimilaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Assimilation" come from?
"Assimilation" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.