classification

[ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]

/[ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]/ noun

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The verdict

“classification” is uncommon German (frequency #57,753 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,753
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eingruppierung, Einteilung, die Klassifikation, Klassifizierung

Corpus desk

Index DE-classification · classification · German

classification · rank #57,753 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,753
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Christbaum

Nearest frequency peer: Christbaum (-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 „classification“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for classification
PropertyValue
Headwordclassification
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#57,753
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „classification“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.classificationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Christbaum“ (#57,752), „Chloroform“ (#57,751), „codiert“ (#57,755). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „classification“ bei #57,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

classification is uncommon German at frequency #57,753 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for classification, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 classification, spelled C-L-A-S-S-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Eingruppierung, Einteilung, die Klassifikation, Klassifizierung
  2. 2
    die Rubrik

Synonyms

category

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 "classification"?
"classification" is spelled C-L-A-S-S-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən].
What does "classification" mean?
As a noun, "classification" means: die Eingruppierung, Einteilung, die Klassifikation, Klassifizierung
How do you pronounce "classification"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "classification" is [ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "classification" come from?
"classification" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bestandskunden#57,707Berufsberatung#57,702Auslandsreisen#57,684Fensterscheibe#57,849

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list