Deklination
[ˌdeklinaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Deklination” is uncommon German (frequency #56,052 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,052
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Flexion der Nomina (im traditionellen Sinne, das heißt der Substantive, Artikel, Adjektive und Pronomen)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Deklination |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌdeklinaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #56,052 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Deklination” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Deklination is uncommon German at frequency #56,052 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌdeklinaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Deklination in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Deklination, spelled D-E-K-L-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Flexion der Nomina (im traditionellen Sinne, das heißt der Substantive, Artikel, Adjektive und Pronomen)
- 2Abweichung einer Magnetnadel von der wahren Nordrichtung
- 3Winkelabstand eines Objekts vom Himmelsäquator
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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 “Deklination”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-K-L-I-N-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌdeklinaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.