Föderation
[fødeʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Föderation” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,917 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,917
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bündnis zwischen Staaten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Föderation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fødeʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #12,917 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Föderation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Föderation is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fødeʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,917 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Föderation, with forms such as "fdöeration", "fföderation", and "födderation". 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 dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Föderation, spelled F-Ö-D-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Bündnis zwischen Staaten
- 2Bund von mehr oder weniger autonomen Teilstaaten, Bundesstaat
- 3Staatenbund
- 4Zusammenschluss von Organisationen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: fdöeration,fföderation,födderation,födeartion,föderaiton,föderatino,föderationn,föderatoin,föderattion,föderration,födertaion,födreation,föedration,öfderation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Föderation - 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.
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.
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Using “Föderation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-Ö-D-E-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fødeʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.