Evolution

/[evoluˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,316

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Evolution is aGermannoun. It means: eine im Gegensatz zur Revolution langsam und friedlich fortschreitende Entwicklung im Geschichtsablauf oder in anderen Abläufen Pronounced [evoluˈt͡si̯oːn]. It ranks #7,316 in German word frequency. Often confused with Evaluation.

Key facts for Evolution
PropertyValue
HeadwordEvolution
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[evoluˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,316
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Evolution is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [evoluˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,316 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Evolution, with forms such as "eovlution", "evloution", and "evollution". 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, "Evaluation", 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 Evolution, spelled E-V-O-L-U-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
    eine im Gegensatz zur Revolution langsam und friedlich fortschreitende Entwicklung im Geschichtsablauf oder in anderen Abläufen
  2. 2
    die Entwicklung zu (meist) höher integrierten, komplexeren Formen im physikalisch-chemischen (Entwicklung des Weltalls und der Erde), im biologischen (Entwicklung der Lebewesen) und im kulturellen Bereich (Entwicklung der Kulturen)
  3. 3
    ein Prozess, bei dem durch Reproduktion oder Replikation von einem System Kopien hergestellt werden, die sich voneinander und von ihrem Ursprungssystem durch Variation unterscheiden und bei dem nur ein Teil dieser Kopien auf Grund von Selektion für einen weiteren Kopiervorgang zugelassen werden
  4. 4
    eine Abbildung, welche zu einem Anfangswert die (zeitliche) Entwicklung angibt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eovlution,evloution,evollution,evoltuion,evoluiton,evolutino,evolutionn,evolutoin,evoluttion,evoultion,evvolution,veolution

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Evolution

Misspelling Variants of "Evolution"

eovlution9evloution9evollution10evoltuion9evoluiton9evolutino9evolutionn10evolutoin9
Misspelling Variants of "Evolution"

Frequency rank: #7,316 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Evolution"?
"Evolution" is spelled E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [evoluˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Evolution" mean?
As a noun, "Evolution" means: eine im Gegensatz zur Revolution langsam und friedlich fortschreitende Entwicklung im Geschichtsablauf oder in anderen Abläufen
What words are commonly confused with "Evolution"?
"Evolution" is commonly confused with "Evaluation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Evolution"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Evolution" is [evoluˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Evolution" come from?
"Evolution" 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.