Iteration

[iteʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[iteʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Iteration” is uncommon German (frequency #74,737 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,737
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Methode, sich der Lösung eines Rechenproblems schrittweise, durch wiederholte Anwendung desselben Rechenverfahrens, anzunähern

Corpus desk

Index DE-iteration · Iteration · German

Iteration · rank #74,737 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,737
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH interessantere

Nearest frequency peer: interessantere (-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 „Iteration“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Iteration
PropertyValue
HeadwordIteration
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iteʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,737
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Iteration“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Iterationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „interessantere“ (#74,736), „Iwanowitsch“ (#74,738), „Jalta“ (#74,739). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Iteration“ bei #74,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Iteration is uncommon German at frequency #74,737 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [iteʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Iteration in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Iteration, spelled I-T-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Methode, sich der Lösung eines Rechenproblems schrittweise, durch wiederholte Anwendung desselben Rechenverfahrens, anzunähern
  2. 2
    Iterationsschritt
  3. 3
    mehrfache Wiederholung eines sprachlichen Elements im Wort

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nullstellen von Polynomen höherer Ordnung können numerisch durch Iteration bestimmt werden.
  2. Nach nur vier Iterationen weicht unser Ergebnis um weniger als 1% vom tatsächlichen Wert ab.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Iteration"?
"Iteration" is spelled I-T-E-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [iteʁaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Iteration" mean?
As a noun, "Iteration" means: Methode, sich der Lösung eines Rechenproblems schrittweise, durch wiederholte Anwendung desselben Rechenverfahrens, anzunähern
How do you pronounce "Iteration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Iteration" is [iteʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list