combination

[kɒmbɪˈneɪʃn]

/[kɒmbɪˈneɪʃn]/ noun

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The verdict

“combination” is uncommon German (frequency #87,558 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,558
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verbindung, Vereinigung, Zusammensetzung, Kombination

Corpus desk

Index DE-combination · combination · German

combination · rank #87,558 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,558
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH concerning

Nearest frequency peer: concerning (+2 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 „combination“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for combination
PropertyValue
Headwordcombination
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɒmbɪˈneɪʃn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,558
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „combination“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).combinationfällt 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: „concerning“ (#87,560), „Choreograph“ (#87,555), „choir“ (#87,554). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „combination“ bei #87,558. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

combination is uncommon German at frequency #87,558 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɒmbɪˈneɪʃn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

combination doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is combination, spelled C-O-M-B-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verbindung, Vereinigung, Zusammensetzung, Kombination
  2. 2
    Zusammenschluss, Bündnis, Komplott
  3. 3
    (chemische) Verbindung
  4. 4
    Gespann (Motor), Motorrad mit Beiwagen
  5. 5
    Hemdhose, Montur, Kombination (Bekleidung)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. My fruit salad is a combination of apples, grapes and bananas.

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 "combination"?
"combination" is spelled C-O-M-B-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɒmbɪˈneɪʃn].
What does "combination" mean?
As a noun, "combination" means: Verbindung, Vereinigung, Zusammensetzung, Kombination
How do you pronounce "combination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "combination" is [kɒmbɪˈneɪʃn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "combination" come from?
"combination" 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 "combination", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Choreograph#87,555Chattanooga#87,548deportieren#87,584Bundesrätin#87,529

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list