Halluzination

[halut͡sinaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[halut͡sinaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Halluzination” is uncommon German (frequency #90,384 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,384
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sinneseindruck ohne nachweisbaren äußeren Reiz

Corpus desk

Index DE-halluzination · Halluzination · German

Halluzination · rank #90,384 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,384
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Handelsware

Nearest frequency peer: Handelsware (+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 „Halluzination“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Halluzination
PropertyValue
HeadwordHalluzination
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[halut͡sinaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#90,384
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Halluzination“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Handelsware“ (#90,385), „Halbkugel“ (#90,382), „Handkuss“ (#90,386). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Halluzination“ bei #90,384. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Halluzination is uncommon German at frequency #90,384 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [halut͡sinaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Halluzination, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Halluzination, spelled H-A-L-L-U-Z-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sinneseindruck ohne nachweisbaren äußeren Reiz
  2. 2
    Form eines überzeugend formulierten Resultats, das nicht durch Trainingsdaten gerechtfertigt zu sein scheint und objektiv falsch sein kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Typisch für eine Schizophrenie sind vor allem akustische Halluzinationen.
  2. „Das war einfach eine Halluzination gewesen.“

Antonyms

IllusionPseudohalluzination

This word in other languages

hallucination(English)alucinación(Español)hallucination(Français)alucinação(Português)

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 "Halluzination"?
"Halluzination" is spelled H-A-L-L-U-Z-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [halut͡sinaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Halluzination" mean?
As a noun, "Halluzination" means: Sinneseindruck ohne nachweisbaren äußeren Reiz
How do you pronounce "Halluzination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Halluzination" is [halut͡sinaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Halluzination" come from?
"Halluzination" 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 "Halluzination", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Helfershelfer#90,406Herbeiführung#90,414Glückwünschen#90,344hilfsbereiten#90,425

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list