Deportation

Name: Deportation, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[depɔʁtaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[depɔʁtaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Deportation” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,998. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,998
frequency rank, German: 45,632
“D” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verbringung einer Person/einer Gruppe von Personen gegen ihren Willen an einen bestimmten, fernen Ort

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Deportation vs Dekoration

82% similar

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

Key facts for Deportation
Property	Value
Headword	Deportation
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[depɔʁtaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#29,998
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Deportation” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Deportation lands here:

#29,998

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Deportation (IPA [depɔʁtaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,998 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Verbringung einer Person/einer Gruppe von Personen gegen ihren Willen an einen bestimmten, fernen Ort".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Deportation, with forms such as "ddeportation", "deoprtation", and "deporattion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Dekoration", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Deportation, spelled D-E-P-O-R-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
Verbringung einer Person/einer Gruppe von Personen gegen ihren Willen an einen bestimmten, fernen Ort

Synonyms

Verbannung Verschleppung ZwangsdeportationZwangsverbringungZwangsverschickung

This word in other languages

deportation(English)déportation(Français)deportação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddeportation,deoprtation,deporattion,deporrtation,deportaiton,deportatino,deportationn,deportatoin,deportattion,deporttaion,deporttation,depotration,depportation,deprotation,dpeortation,edportation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Deportation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Deportation"

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 "Deportation"?

"Deportation" is spelled D-E-P-O-R-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [depɔʁtaˈt͡si̯oːn].

What does "Deportation" mean?

As a noun, "Deportation" means: Verbringung einer Person/einer Gruppe von Personen gegen ihren Willen an einen bestimmten, fernen Ort

What words are commonly confused with "Deportation"?

"Deportation" is commonly confused with "Dekoration". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Deportation"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Deportation" is [depɔʁtaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Deportation" come from?

"Deportation" 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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Using “Deportation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is D-E-P-O-R-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [depɔʁtaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Dekoration” - see the side-by-side comparison. Deportation vs Dekoration
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.