Aversion

[avɛʁˈzi̯oːn]

/[avɛʁˈzi̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Aversion” is uncommon German (frequency #71,125 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,125
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - starke Abneigung gegen einen Menschen, eine Handlung oder ein Objekt

Corpus desk

Index DE-aversion · Aversion · German

Aversion · rank #71,125 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,125
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Autovermietung

Nearest frequency peer: Autovermietung (-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 „Aversion“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aversion
PropertyValue
HeadwordAversion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[avɛʁˈzi̯oːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,125
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Aversion“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Aversionfällt 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: „Autovermietung“ (#71,124), „aya“ (#71,126), „autochthonen“ (#71,123). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aversion“ bei #71,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aversion is uncommon German at frequency #71,125 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [avɛʁˈzi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "starke Abneigung gegen einen Menschen, eine Handlung oder ein Objekt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Aversion in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Aversion, spelled A-V-E-R-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    starke Abneigung gegen einen Menschen, eine Handlung oder ein Objekt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat eine starke Aversion gegen Alkohol.
  2. „Halder war offensichtlich so erzürnt über die Ablehnung seiner Therapie des Hasses, daß er sogar seine Aversion gegen Bruno vergaß.“

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Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Aversion"?
"Aversion" is spelled A-V-E-R-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [avɛʁˈzi̯oːn].
What does "Aversion" mean?
As a noun, "Aversion" means: starke Abneigung gegen einen Menschen, eine Handlung oder ein Objekt
How do you pronounce "Aversion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aversion" is [avɛʁˈzi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list