Initiation

[init͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[init͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Initiation” is uncommon German (frequency #66,353 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,353
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rituelle Aufnahme Jugendlicher in die Welt der Erwachsenen

Corpus desk

Index DE-initiation · Initiation · German

Initiation · rank #66,353 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,353
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH informationel…

Nearest frequency peer: informationelle (-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 „Initiation“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Initiation
PropertyValue
HeadwordInitiation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[init͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,353
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Initiation“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Initiationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „informationelle“ (#66,352), „Insolvenzantrag“ (#66,354), „individuellem“ (#66,350). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Initiation“ bei #66,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Initiation is uncommon German at frequency #66,353 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [init͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rituelle Aufnahme Jugendlicher in die Welt der Erwachsenen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Initiation, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Initiation, spelled I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    rituelle Aufnahme Jugendlicher in die Welt der Erwachsenen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Initiation verlieh dem Jungen größere Kräfte.“
  2. „Die Desorientierung und die Neuorientierung, die mit der Initiation in jede Geheimlehre einhergehen, sind das wunderbarste Erlebnis, das man haben kann.“

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 "Initiation"?
"Initiation" is spelled I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [init͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Initiation" mean?
As a noun, "Initiation" means: rituelle Aufnahme Jugendlicher in die Welt der Erwachsenen
How do you pronounce "Initiation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Initiation" is [init͡si̯aˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Initiation" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

intuitiven#66,358hochkommen#66,325Klosterhof#66,391herausfand#66,311

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list