Deklamation
[deklamaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Deklamation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kunstgerechtes Vortragen (einer Dichtung)
Corpus desk
Index DE-deklamation · Deklamation · German
Deklamation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Deklamation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [deklamaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Deklamation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Deklamation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [deklamaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Deklamation, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Deklamation, spelled D-E-K-L-A-M-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1kunstgerechtes Vortragen (einer Dichtung)
- 2übertriebene Redeweise
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Deklamation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die humoristische Deklamation des Sprechers war ausgezeichnet.
„Etliche gaben ihrer Rührung darüber Ausdruck, daß der Geist noch bewahrte, was ihnen an Schulwissen und Bildung längst abhanden gekommen sei; einzelne lobten das Organ des Archivars bei der Deklamation.“
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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.