Dekoration

[dekoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[dekoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Dekoration” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,856. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,856
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Ausschmücken oder dessen Ergebnis

Corpus desk

Index DE-dekoration · Dekoration · German

Dekoration · rank #15,856 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,856
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH deaktivieren

Nearest frequency peer: deaktivieren (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Dekoration“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Dekoration“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Dekoration vs dekorative
70% similar
Dekoration vs Detonation
80% similar
Dekoration vs Deportation
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Dekoration
PropertyValue
HeadwordDekoration
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dekoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,856
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dekoration“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dekorationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „deaktivieren“ (#15,855), „Delegierten“ (#15,857), „culture“ (#15,854). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dekoration“ bei #15,856. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Dekoration (IPA [dekoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,856 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Ausschmücken oder dessen Ergebnis".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dekoration, with forms such as "ddekoration", "dekkoration", and "dekoartion". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "dekorative", "Detonation", "Deportation", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Dekoration, spelled D-E-K-O-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Ausschmücken oder dessen Ergebnis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Klasse übernahm die Dekoration des Festsaales.
  2. „Es gab nichts an Dekoration außer Hunderten von aufgebrochenen, teilweise vollgemüllten Schließfächern.“

Synonyms

AusschmückungVerzierung

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddekoration
  • dekkoration
  • dekoartion
  • dekoraiton
  • dekoratino
  • dekorationn
  • dekoratoin
  • dekorattion
  • dekorration
  • dekortaion
  • dekroation
  • deokration
  • dkeoration
  • edkoration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dekoration - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddekoration1dekkoration1dekoartion2dekoraiton2dekoratino2dekorationn1dekoratoin2dekorattion1
Edit distance from "Dekoration"

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 "Dekoration"?
"Dekoration" is spelled D-E-K-O-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dekoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Dekoration" mean?
As a noun, "Dekoration" means: das Ausschmücken oder dessen Ergebnis
What words are commonly confused with "Dekoration"?
"Dekoration" is commonly confused with "dekorative", "Detonation", "Deportation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dekoration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dekoration" is [dekoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dekoration" come from?
"Dekoration" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list