communications

[/kʌˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃəns/]

/[/kʌˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃəns/]/ unknown

The verdict

“communications” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,667. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,667
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural von communication

Corpus desk

Index DE-communications · communications · German

communications · rank #27,667 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,667
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Citroën

Nearest frequency peer: Citroën (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „communications“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „communications“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

communications vs communication
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for communications
PropertyValue
Headwordcommunications
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[/kʌˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃəns/]
Letters14
Frequency rank#27,667
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „communications“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).communicationsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Citroën“ (#27,666), „cost“ (#27,668), „chronischer“ (#27,665). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „communications“ bei #27,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around communications (IPA [/kʌˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃəns/]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #27,667 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Plural von communication".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for communications, with forms such as "ccommunications", "cmomunications", and "commnuications". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "communication", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 communications, spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural von communication

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccommunications
  • cmomunications
  • commnuications
  • commuincations
  • communciations
  • communiactions
  • communicaitons
  • communicatinos
  • communicationns
  • communicationss
  • communicatiosn
  • communicatoins
  • communicattions
  • communiccations
  • communictaions
  • communnications
  • comumnications
  • comunications
  • ocmmunications

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of communications - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccommunications1cmomunications2commnuications2commuincations2communciations2communiactions2communicaitons2communicatinos2
Edit distance from "communications"

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 "communications"?
"communications" is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [/kʌˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃəns/].
What does "communications" mean?
As an unknown, "communications" means: Plural von communication
What words are commonly confused with "communications"?
"communications" is commonly confused with "communication". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "communications"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "communications" is [/kʌˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃəns/]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "communications" come from?
"communications" 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 "communications", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list