Kationen

[kaˈti̯oːnən]

/[kaˈti̯oːnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kationen” is uncommon German (frequency #63,459 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,459
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kation

Corpus desk

Index DE-kationen · Kationen · German

Kationen · rank #63,459 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,459
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kassierten

Nearest frequency peer: kassierten (-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 „Kationen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kationen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKationen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈti̯oːnən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,459
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kationen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kationenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kassierten“ (#63,458), „kausal“ (#63,460), „karitative“ (#63,456). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kationen“ bei #63,459. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kationen is uncommon German at frequency #63,459 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈti̯oːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kationen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kationen, spelled K-A-T-I-O-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kation
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kation
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kation
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kation

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 "Kationen"?
"Kationen" is spelled K-A-T-I-O-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈti̯oːnən].
What does "Kationen" mean?
As a noun, "Kationen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kation
How do you pronounce "Kationen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kationen" is [kaˈti̯oːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kationen" come from?
"Kationen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kevelaer#63,465Krämpfen#63,483Kuhstall#63,484hämmerte#63,429

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list