education

[ˌedʒʊˈkeɪʃn]

/[ˌedʒʊˈkeɪʃn]/ noun

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The verdict

“education” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,212. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,212
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-education · education · German

education · rank #18,212 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,212
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH DSGVO

Nearest frequency peer: DSGVO (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „education“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „education“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for education
PropertyValue
Headwordeducation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌedʒʊˈkeɪʃn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,212
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „education“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.educationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „DSGVO“ (#18,211), „ehr“ (#18,213), „Drehung“ (#18,210). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „education“ bei #18,212. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around education (IPA [ˌedʒʊˈkeɪʃn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,212 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for education, with forms such as "deucation", "edcuation", and "edducation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is education, spelled E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bildung
  2. 2
    eine spezielle Ausbildung
  3. 3
    Erziehung
  4. 4
    Pädagogik, Erziehungswissenschaft

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • deucation
  • edcuation
  • edducation
  • eduaction
  • educaiton
  • educatino
  • educationn
  • educatoin
  • educattion
  • educcation
  • eductaion
  • eudcation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of education - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

deucation2edcuation2edducation1eduaction2educaiton2educatino2educationn1educatoin2
Edit distance from "education"

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 "education"?
"education" is spelled E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌedʒʊˈkeɪʃn].
What does "education" mean?
As a noun, "education" means: Bildung
What are common misspellings of "education"?
Common misspellings include "deucation", "edcuation", "edducation", "eduaction", "educaiton". The correct spelling is "education".
How do you pronounce "education"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "education" is [ˌedʒʊˈkeɪʃn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "education" come from?
"education" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entführen#18,223entwendet#18,224exotische#18,232flüchtete#18,243

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

dominant12 variantsErfurter12 variantsbegnügen12 variantsfiktiven12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list