Determination

[detɛʁminaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[detɛʁminaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Determination” is uncommon German (frequency #94,125 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,125
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bestimmtheit, Bestimmung

Corpus desk

Index DE-determination · Determination · German

Determination · rank #94,125 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,125
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Deidesheim

Nearest frequency peer: Deidesheim (-4 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 „Determination“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Determination
PropertyValue
HeadwordDetermination
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[detɛʁminaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#94,125
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Determination“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Determinationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Deidesheim“ (#94,121), „dichterischen“ (#94,129), „deh“ (#94,119). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Determination“ bei #94,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Determination is uncommon German at frequency #94,125 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [detɛʁminaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Determination has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Determination, spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bestimmtheit, Bestimmung
  2. 2
    nähere Bestimmung einer sprachlichen Einheit durch eine andere
  3. 3
    einseitige Abhängigkeitsrelation
  4. 4
    Angabe von Merkmalen, die einem Gegenstand, der bestimmt (determiniert) werden soll, zukommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man kann überlegen, wie weit der Mensch durch genetische oder soziale Determination festgelegt oder in welchem Grad er dennoch frei ist.
  2. In dem Satzglied "der kleine Junge" liegt eine Determination von "Junge" durch "kleine" vor.

Synonyms

Bestimmung

This word in other languages

determination(English)determinación(Español)détermination(Français)determinação(Português)

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 "Determination"?
"Determination" is spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [detɛʁminaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Determination" mean?
As a noun, "Determination" means: Bestimmtheit, Bestimmung
How do you pronounce "Determination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Determination" is [detɛʁminaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Determination" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dichterischen#94,129Dienstwohnung#94,133Drogendealern#94,153Christstollen#94,093

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list