augmentation

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The verdict

“augmentation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wachstum, Vermehrung, Zusatz

Corpus desk

Index DE-augmentation · augmentation · German

augmentation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for augmentation
PropertyValue
Headwordaugmentation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „augmentation“ im Deutschen

augmentationschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

augmentation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wachstum, Vermehrung, Zusatz".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for augmentation, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is augmentation, spelled A-U-G-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wachstum, Vermehrung, Zusatz

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "augmentation"?
"augmentation" is spelled A-U-G-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "augmentation" mean?
As a noun, "augmentation" means: Wachstum, Vermehrung, Zusatz
How do you pronounce "augmentation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "augmentation" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "augmentation" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list