Kanalisation
[kanalizaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Kanalisation” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,393 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,393
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Netz von Rohrleitungen das Abwasser von Abwasserleitungen zu Kläranlagen oder anderen Entsorgungsstellen ableitet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kanalisation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kanalizaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #22,393 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kanalisation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kanalisation is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kanalizaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,393 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kanalisation, with forms such as "aknalisation", "kaanlisation", and "kanailsation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kanalisation, spelled K-A-N-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Netz von Rohrleitungen das Abwasser von Abwasserleitungen zu Kläranlagen oder anderen Entsorgungsstellen ableitet
- 2bauliche Veränderung eines Flusslaufes zu einem dann schiffbaren Kanal
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aknalisation,kaanlisation,kanailsation,kanaliastion,kanalisaiton,kanalisatino,kanalisationn,kanalisatoin,kanalisattion,kanalissation,kanalistaion,kanallisation,kanalsiation,kanlaisation,kannalisation,kkanalisation,knaalisation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kanalisation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Kanalisation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-N-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kanalizaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.