Invasion

/[ˌɪnvaˈzi̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,931

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Invasion is aGermannoun. It means: Eindringen feindlicher Angreifer in fremdes Territorium Pronounced [ˌɪnvaˈzi̯oːn]. It ranks #9,931 in German word frequency. Often confused with invasive and Infusion.

Key facts for Invasion
PropertyValue
HeadwordInvasion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɪnvaˈzi̯oːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,931
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Invasion is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌɪnvaˈzi̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,931 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 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Invasion, with forms such as "inavsion", "innvasion", and "invaison". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "invasive", "Infusion", 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 Invasion, spelled I-N-V-A-S-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
    Eindringen feindlicher Angreifer in fremdes Territorium
  2. 2
    Eindringen einer biologischen Art in ein Gebiet

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inavsion,innvasion,invaison,invasino,invasionn,invasoin,invassion,invsaion,invvasion,ivnasion,nivasion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Invasion

Misspelling Variants of "Invasion"

inavsion8innvasion9invaison8invasino8invasionn9invasoin8invassion9invsaion8
Misspelling Variants of "Invasion"

Frequency rank: #9,931 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Invasion"?
"Invasion" is spelled I-N-V-A-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪnvaˈzi̯oːn].
What does "Invasion" mean?
As a noun, "Invasion" means: Eindringen feindlicher Angreifer in fremdes Territorium
What words are commonly confused with "Invasion"?
"Invasion" is commonly confused with "invasive", "Infusion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Invasion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Invasion" is [ˌɪnvaˈzi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Invasion" come from?
"Invasion" 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.