Expektoration
[ɛkspɛktoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Expektoration” 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) - Aussonderung aus den Atemwegen; Auswurf
Corpus desk
Index DE-expektoration · Expektoration · German
Expektoration · 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 "E" 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 | Expektoration |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛkspɛktoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Expektoration“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Expektoration is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛkspɛktoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Expektoration has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Expektoration, spelled E-X-P-E-K-T-O-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Aussonderung aus den Atemwegen; Auswurf
- 2Aussprechen von Gefühlen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Expektoration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Expektoration bezeichnet alle flüssigen und festen Stoffe, welche unter Räuspern oder Husten aus der Mundhöhle herausbefördert werden.
Seine Expektoration über das Elend der Welt kam einer Schimpftirade gleich.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.