Aversion
[avɛʁˈzi̯oːn]
The verdict
“Aversion” is an uncommon German word, ranked #71,125 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #71,125
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - starke Abneigung gegen einen Menschen, eine Handlung oder ein Objekt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aversion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [avɛʁˈzi̯oːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #71,125 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Aversion” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Aversion is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [avɛʁˈzi̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #71,125 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1starke Abneigung gegen einen Menschen, eine Handlung oder ein Objekt
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.
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Using “Aversion”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-V-E-R-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [avɛʁˈzi̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.