destruction

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The verdict

“destruction” is uncommon German (frequency #73,383 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,383
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zerstörung, Vernichtung

Corpus desk

Index DE-destruction · destruction · German

destruction · rank #73,383 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,383
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH destroy

Nearest frequency peer: destroy (-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 „destruction“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „destruction“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for destruction
PropertyValue
Headworddestruction
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,383
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „destruction“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).destructionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „destroy“ (#73,382), „Deutschlandfahne“ (#73,384), „Deserteur“ (#73,381). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „destruction“ bei #73,383. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

destruction is uncommon German at frequency #73,383 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for destruction in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is destruction, spelled D-E-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zerstörung, Vernichtung
  2. 2
    Verwüstung

Synonyms

demolitionsubversionoverthrowruinhavocshipwreckdesolationdevastationholocaustravageeradicationextirpationextinctionannihilationruin

Antonyms

constructioncreation

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 "destruction"?
"destruction" is spelled D-E-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "destruction" mean?
As a noun, "destruction" means: Zerstörung, Vernichtung
How do you pronounce "destruction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "destruction" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list