Deklination

[ˌdeklinaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˌdeklinaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Deklination” is uncommon German (frequency #56,052 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,052
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Flexion der Nomina (im traditionellen Sinne, das heißt der Substantive, Artikel, Adjektive und Pronomen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-deklination · Deklination · German

Deklination · rank #56,052 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,052
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Defibrillator

Nearest frequency peer: Defibrillator (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Deklination“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Deklination“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Deklination
PropertyValue
HeadwordDeklination
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌdeklinaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,052
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Deklination“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Deklinationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Defibrillator“ (#56,051), „designierte“ (#56,053), „darauffolgende“ (#56,050). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Deklination“ bei #56,052. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Deklination is uncommon German at frequency #56,052 among 2,764 “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

  1. 1
    Flexion der Nomina (im traditionellen Sinne, das heißt der Substantive, Artikel, Adjektive und Pronomen)
  2. 2
    Abweichung einer Magnetnadel von der wahren Nordrichtung
  3. 3
    Winkelabstand eines Objekts vom Himmelsäquator

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Lateinischen gibt es mehrere Deklinationen.
  2. „Das also sollte mein Erbe sein. Auch der breite Mittelschrank, den die schwierigen Griechen und Lateiner okkupierten: die Plutarch, Thukydides, Tacitus, Sueton, die ich als verzwickte Aufsatzthemen, als Turnübungen der Deklination und Konjugation (mit Aorist-Hindernissen) betrachtete.“

Synonyms

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Antonyms

KonjugationRektaszension

This word in other languages

declension(English)declinación(Español)déclinaison(Français)

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 "Deklination"?
"Deklination" is spelled D-E-K-L-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌdeklinaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Deklination" mean?
As a noun, "Deklination" means: Flexion der Nomina (im traditionellen Sinne, das heißt der Substantive, Artikel, Adjektive und Pronomen)
How do you pronounce "Deklination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Deklination" is [ˌdeklinaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Deklination" come from?
"Deklination" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Deklination", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

designierte#56,053Consultants#56,045Checklisten#56,035eingemauert#56,073

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list