Dekontamination
[dekɔntaminaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Dekontamination” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Entfernen von Kontaminationen (Verunreinigungen) von Objekten oder Personen
Corpus desk
Index DE-dekontamination · Dekontamination · German
Dekontamination · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Dekontamination |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dekɔntaminaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dekontamination“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dekontamination is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dekɔntaminaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Entfernen von Kontaminationen (Verunreinigungen) von Objekten oder Personen".
Dekontamination has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 Dekontamination, spelled D-E-K-O-N-T-A-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1das Entfernen von Kontaminationen (Verunreinigungen) von Objekten oder Personen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Dekontamination appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Brandschutzkleidung wurde nach dem Einsatz einer Dekontamination unterzogen.
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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.