juxtaposition

[ˌd͡ʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n]

/[ˌd͡ʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n]/ noun

The verdict

“juxtaposition” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nebeneinanderstellung, Gegenüberstellung

Corpus desk

Index DE-juxtaposition · juxtaposition · German

juxtaposition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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.

Key facts for juxtaposition
PropertyValue
Headwordjuxtaposition
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌd͡ʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „juxtaposition“ im Deutschen

juxtapositionschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

juxtaposition is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌd͡ʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nebeneinanderstellung, Gegenüberstellung".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for juxtaposition, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is juxtaposition, spelled J-U-X-T-A-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nebeneinanderstellung, Gegenüberstellung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "One may take two sheets of apparently the same thickness, and smoke-cure them in juxtaposition within the same house, only to find that one dries much more rapidly than the other."

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "juxtaposition"?
"juxtaposition" is spelled J-U-X-T-A-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌd͡ʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n].
What does "juxtaposition" mean?
As a noun, "juxtaposition" means: Nebeneinanderstellung, Gegenüberstellung
How do you pronounce "juxtaposition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "juxtaposition" is [ˌd͡ʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "juxtaposition" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list