Deputation
[deputaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Deputation” is uncommon German (frequency #82,654 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,654
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einer Institution/Organisation entsandte Abordnung
Corpus desk
Index DE-deputation · Deputation · German
Deputation · rank #82,654 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,654
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,764
- PHOTO-FINISH deployment
Nearest frequency peer: deployment (-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 „Deputation“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- demotiviert
demotiviert
17,350 corpus weight
- Denkern
Denkern
17,349 corpus weight
- deployment
deployment
17,348 corpus weight
- Deputation
Deputation
17,347 corpus weight
- Derwisch
Derwisch
17,346 corpus weight
- Desperados
Desperados
17,345 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Deputation“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Deputation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [deputaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #82,654 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Deputation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Deputation is uncommon German at frequency #82,654 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [deputaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von einer Institution/Organisation entsandte Abordnung".
Deputation has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Deputation, spelled D-E-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1von einer Institution/Organisation entsandte Abordnung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Deputation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dort stieg er vom Pferd, wanderte an einer Mauer auf und ab und wartete auf die Deputation der Stadt, die ihn mit Schlüssel sowie Brot und Salz empfangen sollte, wie es üblich war in den Kriegen.“
„Napoleon frühstückte und stand dann wieder auf der Stelle von vorhin, oben auf dem Poklonnaja-Berge, in Erwartung der Deputation.“
Synonyms
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.
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