Deportation

[depɔʁtaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[depɔʁtaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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
2,764
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verbringung einer Person/einer Gruppe von Personen gegen ihren Willen an einen bestimmten, fernen Ort

Corpus desk

Index DE-deportation · Deportation · German

Deportation · rank #29,998 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,998
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH deckte

Nearest frequency peer: deckte (-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 „Deportation“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Deportation“ 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).

Deportation vs Dekoration
82% similar

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

Key facts for Deportation
PropertyValue
HeadwordDeportation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[depɔʁtaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#29,998
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Deportation“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Deportationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „deckte“ (#29,997), „Designerin“ (#29,999), „diez“ (#30,000). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Deportation“ bei #29,998. 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 2,764 “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. 1
    Verbringung einer Person/einer Gruppe von Personen gegen ihren Willen an einen bestimmten, fernen Ort

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das neue Kabinett von Premierminister William Pitt dem Jüngeren gelangte zu der Einsicht, dass andere, weniger anstößige Wege gefunden werden mussten, um zur Deportation verurteilte Straftäter loszuwerden.“
  2. „Zu ihnen gehörte die zwanzigjährige Mary Anderson, die seit ihrer Verurteilung zu sieben Jahren Deportation nach Übersee im Mai 1788 in Newgate einsaß.“

Synonyms

VerbannungVerschleppungZwangsdeportationZwangsverbringungZwangsverschickung

This word in other languages

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.

ddeportation1deoprtation2deporattion2deporrtation1deportaiton2deportatino2deportationn1deportatoin2
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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list