Dissimulation
[ˌdɪsimulaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Dissimulation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verheimlichung/Verschleierung von Krankheit/Krankheitssymptomen
Corpus desk
Index DE-dissimulation · Dissimulation · German
Dissimulation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Dissimulation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌdɪsimulaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dissimulation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dissimulation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌdɪsimulaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verheimlichung/Verschleierung von Krankheit/Krankheitssymptomen".
Dissimulation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Dissimulation, spelled D-I-S-S-I-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Verheimlichung/Verschleierung von Krankheit/Krankheitssymptomen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Dissimulation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ubootfahrer neigen wie fast alle elitären Verbände zu Dissimulation; ein ehrbares, doch kurzsichtiges Verhalten, still leidend zu arbeiten, denn oft bewahrt frühzeitiges Eingreifen vor größeren Schäden.“
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.