dispensation

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The verdict

“dispensation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Austeilung, Verteilung

Corpus desk

Index DE-dispensation · dispensation · German

dispensation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for dispensation
PropertyValue
Headworddispensation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dispensation“ im Deutschen

dispensationsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dispensation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dispensation, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dispensation, spelled D-I-S-P-E-N-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Austeilung, Verteilung
  2. 2
    Gabe
  3. 3
    göttliche Fügung, Fügung, Walten
  4. 4
    religiöses System
  5. 5
    Regelung, System
  6. 6
    Dispens, Befreiung, Erlass
  7. 7
    Verzicht

Synonyms

dispensingdistributingdistributionapportioningapportionmentallotmentadministrationstewardshipschemeplansystemeconomy

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dispensation"?
"dispensation" is spelled D-I-S-P-E-N-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "dispensation" mean?
As a noun, "dispensation" means: Austeilung, Verteilung
How do you pronounce "dispensation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dispensation" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dispensation" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list