concession

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The verdict

“concession” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Aufgeben von etwas, oder die Anerkennung von Ansprüchen, in der Hoffnung, zu einer Einigung zu gelangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-concession · concession · German

concession · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for concession
PropertyValue
Headwordconcession
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „concession“ im Deutschen

concessionschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

concession is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for concession, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 concession, spelled C-O-N-C-E-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Aufgeben von etwas, oder die Anerkennung von Ansprüchen, in der Hoffnung, zu einer Einigung zu gelangen
  2. 2
    die Sache, die (in Hoffnung auf eine Einigung) bewilligt oder aufgegeben wurde
  3. 3
    eine Fläche oder Privileg, das innerhalb bestimmter Voraussetzungen genutzt werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Without concessions this argument will last forever.
  2. His latest concession was not to run for president again.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "concession"?
"concession" is spelled C-O-N-C-E-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "concession" mean?
As a noun, "concession" means: das Aufgeben von etwas, oder die Anerkennung von Ansprüchen, in der Hoffnung, zu einer Einigung zu gelangen
How do you pronounce "concession"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "concession" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "concession" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list