Dokumentation

/[dokumɛntaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

13 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,600

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Dokumentation is aGermannoun. It means: das Zusammenstellen, Ordnen von Informationen Pronounced [dokumɛntaˈt͡si̯oːn]. It ranks #4,600 in German word frequency. Often confused with Dokumentationen.

Key facts for Dokumentation
PropertyValue
HeadwordDokumentation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dokumɛntaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#4,600
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Dokumentation in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Dokumentation is 13 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dokumɛntaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,600 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for Dokumentation, with forms such as "ddokumentation", "dkoumentation", and "dokkumentation". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Dokumentationen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Dokumentation, spelled D-O-K-U-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Zusammenstellen, Ordnen von Informationen
  2. 2
    das Ergebnis der Zusammenstellung oder Ordnung von Informationen
  3. 3
    Ausdruck, Beleg oder Zeichen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddokumentation,dkoumentation,dokkumentation,dokmuentation,dokuemntation,dokumenattion,dokumenntation,dokumentaiton,dokumentatino,dokumentationn,dokumentatoin,dokumentattion,dokumenttaion,dokumenttation,dokumetnation,dokummentation,dokumnetation,doukmentation,odkumentation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Dokumentation

Misspelling Variants of "Dokumentation"

ddokumentation14dkoumentation13dokkumentation14dokmuentation13dokuemntation13dokumenattion13dokumenntation14dokumentaiton13
Misspelling Variants of "Dokumentation"

Frequency rank: #4,600 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dokumentation"?
"Dokumentation" is spelled D-O-K-U-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dokumɛntaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Dokumentation" mean?
As a noun, "Dokumentation" means: das Zusammenstellen, Ordnen von Informationen
What words are commonly confused with "Dokumentation"?
"Dokumentation" is commonly confused with "Dokumentationen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dokumentation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dokumentation" is [dokumɛntaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dokumentation" come from?
"Dokumentation" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.