Definition
[ˌdefiniˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Definition” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,305 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,305
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (wissenschaftliche) Bestimmung; eindeutige Festlegung der Bedeutung eines Ausdrucks
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Definition |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌdefiniˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #3,305 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Definition” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Definition is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌdefiniˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,305 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(wissenschaftliche) Bestimmung; eindeutige Festlegung der Bedeutung eines Ausdrucks".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Definition, with forms such as "ddefinition", "deffinition", and "defiintion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "definitiv", "definitive", "Definitionen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Definition, spelled D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1(wissenschaftliche) Bestimmung; eindeutige Festlegung der Bedeutung eines Ausdrucks
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddefinition,deffinition,defiintion,definiiton,definitino,definitionn,definitoin,definittion,definnition,defintiion,defniition,deifnition,dfeinition,edfinition
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Definition - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Definition”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌdefiniˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “definitiv” - see the side-by-side comparison. Definition vs definitiv
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.