Interpretation

/[ɪntɐpʁetaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

14 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,801

in German word usage

Misspellings

21

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Interpretation is aGermannoun. It means: Versuch, die Bedeutung zu erschließen, die in einem geistigen Produkt (Kunstwerk, Text) steckt Pronounced [ɪntɐpʁetaˈt͡si̯oːn]. It ranks #4,801 in German word frequency. Often confused with Interpretationen.

Key facts for Interpretation
PropertyValue
HeadwordInterpretation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪntɐpʁetaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters14
Frequency rank#4,801
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Interpretation is 14 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪntɐpʁetaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,801 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 21 documented wrong-spelling variants for Interpretation, with forms such as "inetrpretation", "innterpretation", and "inteprretation". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Interpretationen", 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 Interpretation, spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-R-E-T-A-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
    Versuch, die Bedeutung zu erschließen, die in einem geistigen Produkt (Kunstwerk, Text) steckt
  2. 2
    Versuch, den einem Sachverhalt innewohnenden Sinn zu erschließen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetrpretation,innterpretation,inteprretation,interpertation,interppretation,interpreattion,interpretaiton,interpretatino,interpretationn,interpretatoin,interpretattion,interprettaion,interprettation,interprretation,interprteation,interrpetation,interrpretation,intrepretation,intterpretation,itnerpretation,niterpretation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Interpretation

Misspelling Variants of "Interpretation"

inetrpretation14innterpretation15inteprretation14interpertation14interppretation15interpreattion14interpretaiton14interpretatino14
Misspelling Variants of "Interpretation"

Frequency rank: #4,801 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Interpretation"?
"Interpretation" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-R-E-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntɐpʁetaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Interpretation" mean?
As a noun, "Interpretation" means: Versuch, die Bedeutung zu erschließen, die in einem geistigen Produkt (Kunstwerk, Text) steckt
What words are commonly confused with "Interpretation"?
"Interpretation" is commonly confused with "Interpretationen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Interpretation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Interpretation" is [ɪntɐpʁetaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Interpretation" come from?
"Interpretation" 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.