Institution

[ɪnstituˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ɪnstituˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Institution” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,674
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einrichtung, Organisation, Organisationselement, Behörde, Anstalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-institution · Institution · German

Institution · rank #6,674 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,674
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ingolstadt

Nearest frequency peer: Ingolstadt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Institution“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Institution“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Institution vs Institutionen
85% similar
Institution vs Instituten
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Institution
PropertyValue
HeadwordInstitution
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnstituˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,674
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Institution“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Institutionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ingolstadt“ (#6,673), „interessanten“ (#6,675), „indirekt“ (#6,672). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Institution“ bei #6,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Institution (IPA [ɪnstituˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,674 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Institution, with forms such as "innstitution", "insittution", and "insstitution". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Institutionen", "Instituten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Institution, spelled I-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einrichtung, Organisation, Organisationselement, Behörde, Anstalt
  2. 2
    Recht, Regel, Norm, Sitte, Brauch, kulturelle Erscheinungen
  3. 3
    allgemein übergreifend wichtige menschliche, gesellschaftliche Tätigkeiten, Vorlieben
  4. 4
    in einem bestimmten Zusammenhang bekannte und außerordentlich geachtete Personen, Organisationen und Ähnliche
  5. 5
    eine mit Handlungsrechten, Handlungspflichten oder normativer Geltung belegte soziale Wirklichkeit, durch die Gruppen und Gemeinschaften nach innen und nach außen hin verbindlich (geltend) wirken oder handeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Daran änderten auch die zahlreichen neuen Institutionen nichts, die in der Hauptstadt und andernorts eingerichtet worden waren, um die Nahrungsverteilung zu organisieren.“
  2. „Ob die Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten, die Stasi-Unterlagenbehörde oder das Bach-Archiv in Leipzig – aus dem Etat der Kulturstaatsministerin werden bekannte Einrichtungen, aber auch kleinere und weniger bekannte Institutionen gefördert oder dauerhaft finanziert.“

This word in other languages

institution(English)institución(Español)institution(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innstitution
  • insittution
  • insstitution
  • instittuion
  • instittution
  • instituiton
  • institutino
  • institutionn
  • institutoin
  • instituttion
  • instiuttion
  • insttitution
  • insttiution
  • intsitution
  • isntitution
  • nistitution

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Institution - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

innstitution1insittution2insstitution1instittuion2instittution1instituiton2institutino2institutionn1
Edit distance from "Institution"

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 "Institution"?
"Institution" is spelled I-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnstituˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Institution" mean?
As a noun, "Institution" means: Einrichtung, Organisation, Organisationselement, Behörde, Anstalt
What words are commonly confused with "Institution"?
"Institution" is commonly confused with "Institutionen", "Instituten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Institution"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Institution" is [ɪnstituˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Institution" come from?
"Institution" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Italienisch#6,676Herausgeber#6,668Klimawandel#6,682kritisieren#6,687

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Ingolstadt16 variantsgestrichen16 variantskörperlich16 variantsLebensjahr16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list