Ionisation
[i̯onizaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Ionisation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Entfernung eines oder mehrerer Elektronen aus einem Atom oder Molekül durch Energiezufuhr oder auch deren Anlagerung
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Index DE-ionisation · Ionisation · German
Ionisation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ionisation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [i̯onizaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ionisation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ionisation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [i̯onizaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Entfernung eines oder mehrerer Elektronen aus einem Atom oder Molekül durch Energiezufuhr oder auch deren Anlagerung".
Ionisation has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ionisation, spelled I-O-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1die Entfernung eines oder mehrerer Elektronen aus einem Atom oder Molekül durch Energiezufuhr oder auch deren Anlagerung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ionisation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Natürliche Ionisation entsteht durch kosmischen Strahlung, der Strahlung radioaktiven Stoffe, der Sonnenstrahlung oder physikalischer Natureffekte wie am Wasserfall
„Unter Ionisation versteht man die Erzeugung freier Elektronen und positiv geladener Atome - also Ionen.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.