Destruktion
[destʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Destruktion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beschädigung, die etwas unbrauchbar und/oder unbenutzbar macht
Corpus desk
Index DE-destruktion · Destruktion · German
Destruktion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Destruktion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [destʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Destruktion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Destruktion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [destʁʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Destruktion, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Destruktion, spelled D-E-S-T-R-U-K-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Beschädigung, die etwas unbrauchbar und/oder unbenutzbar macht
- 2Vorgang, etwas zunichtezumachen
- 3Abtragung durch Verwitterung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Destruktion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Sprengmeister ist mit der Destruktion von Gebäuden beschäftigt, die den heutigen Standards nicht mehr entsprechen, oder anderen Bauvorhaben weichen müssen, und muss dabei größte Sorgfalt walten lassen.
Die Ausbeutung natürlicher Ressourcen wird über kurz oder lang zu einer Destruktion des Ökosystems führen.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.