Kognition

[ˌkɔɡniˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˌkɔɡniˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kognition” is uncommon German (frequency #71,526 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,526
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wahrnehmung, Rezeption, Erkennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kognition · Kognition · German

Kognition · rank #71,526 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,526
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Koeffizient

Nearest frequency peer: Koeffizient (-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 „Kognition“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kognition
PropertyValue
HeadwordKognition
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌkɔɡniˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,526
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kognition“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Koeffizient“ (#71,525), „Kompromissbereitschaft“ (#71,527), „Knotenpunkte“ (#71,524). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kognition“ bei #71,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kognition is uncommon German at frequency #71,526 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkɔɡniˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kognition, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kognition, spelled K-O-G-N-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wahrnehmung, Rezeption, Erkennen
  2. 2
    mentale Prozesse oder Strukturen eines Individuums

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wie treffen Menschen Entscheidungen unter unsicheren Umständen? Und wie sollten sie sich entscheiden, wenn sich der optimale Weg nicht berechnen lässt? Das sind die Fragen, mit denen wir uns im Forschungsbereich Adaptives Verhalten und Kognition (ABC) beschäftigen.
  2. Kognitionen sind zum Beispiel Meinungen, Einstellungen, Wünsche und Absichten eines Menschen.

This word in other languages

cognition(English)cognition(Français)cognição(Português)

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 "Kognition"?
"Kognition" is spelled K-O-G-N-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkɔɡniˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Kognition" mean?
As a noun, "Kognition" means: Wahrnehmung, Rezeption, Erkennen
How do you pronounce "Kognition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kognition" is [ˌkɔɡniˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kognition" come from?
"Kognition" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

kopierten#71,535Korbinian#71,536Kimberley#71,514Kosenamen#71,538

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list