Filtration

[fɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[fɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Filtration” is uncommon German (frequency #80,353 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,353
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mechanisches Trennverfahren, bei der Feststoffe von Fluiden mithilfe eines Mediums getrennt werden, das nur für das Fluid durchlässig ist und die Feststoffe im Medium zurückgehalten werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-filtration · Filtration · German

Filtration · rank #80,353 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,353
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fights

Nearest frequency peer: fights (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Filtration“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Filtration“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Filtration
PropertyValue
HeadwordFiltration
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#80,353
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Filtration“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Filtrationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fights“ (#80,352), „feuerrot“ (#80,351), „festlicher“ (#80,350). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Filtration“ bei #80,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Filtration is uncommon German at frequency #80,353 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mechanisches Trennverfahren, bei der Feststoffe von Fluiden mithilfe eines Mediums getrennt werden, das nur für das Fluid durchlässig ist und die Feststoffe im Medium zurückgehalten werden".

No misspelling variants are generated for Filtration in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Filtration, spelled F-I-L-T-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mechanisches Trennverfahren, bei der Feststoffe von Fluiden mithilfe eines Mediums getrennt werden, das nur für das Fluid durchlässig ist und die Feststoffe im Medium zurückgehalten werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Filtration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Filtration stellt keine chemische Reaktion dar, sondern einen physikalischen Vorgang.“

Synonyms

FiltrierungFilterungFiltern

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 "Filtration"?
"Filtration" is spelled F-I-L-T-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Filtration" mean?
As a noun, "Filtration" means: mechanisches Trennverfahren, bei der Feststoffe von Fluiden mithilfe eines Mediums getrennt werden, das nur für das Fluid durchlässig ist und die Feststoffe im Medium zurückgehalten werden
How do you pronounce "Filtration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Filtration" is [fɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Filtration" come from?
"Filtration" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list