Fraktion

/[fʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,247

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Fraktion is aGermannoun. It means: ein freiwilliger Zusammenschluss von Abgeordneten zur Durchsetzung ihrer politischen Interessen und Ziele in einem Parlament Pronounced [fʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]. It ranks #3,247 in German word frequency. Often confused with Funktion and Fraktionen.

Key facts for Fraktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordFraktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,247
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Fraktion is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,247 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 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 Fraktion, with forms such as "farktion", "ffraktion", and "frakiton". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Funktion", "Fraktionen", "Fiktion", 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 Fraktion, spelled F-R-A-K-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
    ein freiwilliger Zusammenschluss von Abgeordneten zur Durchsetzung ihrer politischen Interessen und Ziele in einem Parlament
  2. 2
    eine Gruppe von Personen innerhalb einer übergeordneten Gemeinschaft (zum Beispiel eines Vereines), die eigenständige Interessen verfolgt
  3. 3
    eine Untergruppe von Substanzen in einem Stoff (zum Beispiel die Eiweiß-Fraktion der Milch)
  4. 4
    Destillationsprodukte, die innerhalb bestimmter Temperaturbereiche gewonnen werden (Fraktionierung)
  5. 5
    in einigen Gebieten der Schweiz (Graubünden, Tessin), Österreichs (Tirol) und in Italien die einer Gemeinde untergeordneten Orte oder Ortsteile
  6. 6
    derjenige Teil der Abendmahlsliturgie, in dem der Priester das Brot bricht
  7. 7
    Anteil

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: farktion,ffraktion,frakiton,frakktion,fraktino,fraktionn,fraktoin,frakttion,fratkion,frkation,frraktion,rfaktion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Fraktion

Misspelling Variants of "Fraktion"

farktion8ffraktion9frakiton8frakktion9fraktino8fraktionn9fraktoin8frakttion9
Misspelling Variants of "Fraktion"

Frequency rank: #3,247 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fraktion"?
"Fraktion" is spelled F-R-A-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁakˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Fraktion" mean?
As a noun, "Fraktion" means: ein freiwilliger Zusammenschluss von Abgeordneten zur Durchsetzung ihrer politischen Interessen und Ziele in einem Parlament
What words are commonly confused with "Fraktion"?
"Fraktion" is commonly confused with "Funktion", "Fraktionen", "Fiktion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fraktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fraktion" is [fʁakˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fraktion" come from?
"Fraktion" 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.