Attraktion

[atʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[atʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Attraktion” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,132. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,132
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besondere, anziehende Wirkung auf jemanden oder etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-attraktion · Attraktion · German

Attraktion · rank #19,132 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,132
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbeiterklasse

Nearest frequency peer: Arbeiterklasse (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Attraktion“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Attraktion“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Attraktion vs attraktiv
70% similar
Attraktion vs attraktive
70% similar
Attraktion vs attraktiven
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Attraktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordAttraktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[atʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#19,132
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Attraktion“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Attraktionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Arbeiterklasse“ (#19,131), „aufführen“ (#19,133), „Antwerpen“ (#19,130). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Attraktion“ bei #19,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Attraktion (IPA [atʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,132 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Attraktion, with forms such as "atraktion", "atrtaktion", and "attarktion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "attraktiv", "attraktive", "attraktiven", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Attraktion, spelled A-T-T-R-A-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    besondere, anziehende Wirkung auf jemanden oder etwas
  2. 2
    Stück, das auf Zuschauer eine besondere Anziehungskraft entfaltet
  3. 3
    besonders gut gehende Ware/eine besonders gut verkäufliche Ware

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Attraktion der Gemeinde Unislaw dürfte die Skiliftanlage sein, die in die Steilböschung zur Weichsel hineingebaut wurde.
  2. „Wäre morgen die Sonne erkaltet, so bliebe die Attraktion auf der Erde bei sonst gleichbleibenden Umständen, was sie heute ist.“

Synonyms

AnziehungAnziehungskraft

This word in other languages

attraction(English)attraction(Français)atração(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atraktion
  • atrtaktion
  • attarktion
  • attrakiton
  • attrakktion
  • attraktino
  • attraktionn
  • attraktoin
  • attrakttion
  • attratkion
  • attrkation
  • attrraktion
  • tatraktion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Attraktion - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atraktion1atrtaktion2attarktion2attrakiton2attrakktion1attraktino2attraktionn1attraktoin2
Edit distance from "Attraktion"

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 "Attraktion"?
"Attraktion" is spelled A-T-T-R-A-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [atʁakˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Attraktion" mean?
As a noun, "Attraktion" means: besondere, anziehende Wirkung auf jemanden oder etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Attraktion"?
"Attraktion" is commonly confused with "attraktiv", "attraktive", "attraktiven". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Attraktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Attraktion" is [atʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Attraktion" come from?
"Attraktion" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aufgesucht#19,134aufzuheben#19,136Anspannung#19,126Abschlüsse#19,111

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

angepisst13 variantsBeifahrer13 variantsabsteigen13 variantsbeschafft13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list