Kation
[ˈkati̯oːn]
The verdict
“Kation” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - positiv geladenes Ion
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkati̯oːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kation is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkati̯oːn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "positiv geladenes Ion".
Zero misspellings are on record for Kation in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kation, spelled K-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1positiv geladenes Ion
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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.
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Using “Kation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.