Kohabitation
[ˌkohabitaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Kohabitation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sexuelle Vereinigung beider Geschlechter
Corpus desk
Index DE-kohabitation · Kohabitation · German
Kohabitation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kohabitation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌkohabitaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kohabitation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kohabitation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkohabitaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Kohabitation has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kohabitation, spelled K-O-H-A-B-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1sexuelle Vereinigung beider Geschlechter
- 2Zusammenarbeit zwischen dem Staatspräsidenten und einer einem anderen politischen Lager angehörenden Regierung
- 3eheähnliches Zusammenleben von zwei oder mehr Personen über eine längere Zeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kohabitation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vor der Pubertät erfolgt häufig noch keine Kohabitation.
„Insbesondere die Regierungen der Kohabitation machen jedoch deutlich, daß trotz der verfassungspolitisch starken Stellung des Präsidenten und der Möglichkeiten des rationalisierten Parlamentarismus eine stabile parlamentarische Mehrheit die Grundlage des Regierens in der V. Republik ist.“
This word in other languages
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.