Dissoziation

[dɪsot͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[dɪsot͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Dissoziation” is an uncommon German word, ranked #99,665 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#99,665
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Trennung, Auflösung von Einheiten in einfachere Bestandteile, Zerfall von Molekülen in zwei oder mehr Bestandteile

Key facts for Dissoziation
PropertyValue
HeadwordDissoziation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɪsot͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#99,665
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Dissoziation” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Dissoziation lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Dissoziation is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dɪsot͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #99,665 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Dissoziation in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dissoziation, spelled D-I-S-S-O-Z-I-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trennung, Auflösung von Einheiten in einfachere Bestandteile, Zerfall von Molekülen in zwei oder mehr Bestandteile
  2. 2
    Unterbrechung der normalerweise integrativen Funktionen des Bewusstseins, des Gedächtnisses, der Identität oder der Wahrnehmung der Umwelt, Abspaltung seelischer von körperlichen Funktionen, eine Art des Sich-von-sich-selbst-Entfernens

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Dissoziation"?
"Dissoziation" is spelled D-I-S-S-O-Z-I-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪsot͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Dissoziation" mean?
As a noun, "Dissoziation" means: Trennung, Auflösung von Einheiten in einfachere Bestandteile, Zerfall von Molekülen in zwei oder mehr Bestandteile
How do you pronounce "Dissoziation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dissoziation" is [dɪsot͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dissoziation" come from?
"Dissoziation" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Dissoziation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-I-S-S-O-Z-I-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [dɪsot͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list