Kollaboration

[kɔlaboʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[kɔlaboʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kollaboration” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,760. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,760
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (von ihren Landsleuten abgelehnte) Zusammenarbeit von Personen/Personengruppen mit dem Feind (zum Beispiel im Zweiten Weltkrieg)

Corpus desk

Index DE-kollaboration · Kollaboration · German

Kollaboration · rank #34,760 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,760
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH knöpfen

Nearest frequency peer: knöpfen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kollaboration“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kollaboration“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kollaboration
PropertyValue
HeadwordKollaboration
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔlaboʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#34,760
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kollaboration“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kollaborationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „knöpfen“ (#34,759), „Kolonisten“ (#34,761), „Klimapolitik“ (#34,758). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kollaboration“ bei #34,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Kollaboration (IPA [kɔlaboʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,760 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kollaboration, with forms such as "kkollaboration", "klolaboration", and "kolaboration". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kollaboration, spelled K-O-L-L-A-B-O-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (von ihren Landsleuten abgelehnte) Zusammenarbeit von Personen/Personengruppen mit dem Feind (zum Beispiel im Zweiten Weltkrieg)
  2. 2
    Zusammenarbeit auf künstlerischem oder wissenschaftlichem Gebiet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Zweite Weltkrieg und die deutsche Besatzung lagen erst fünfzehn Jahre zurück, und die Erinnerung an Demütigung und Kollaboration schmerzte.“
  2. „Die Geschichte des Kolonialismus ist auch eine Geschichte der Kollaboration.“

Antonyms

WiderstandEinzelarbeit

This word in other languages

collaboration(English)collaboration(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkollaboration
  • klolaboration
  • kolaboration
  • kolalboration
  • kollabboration
  • kollaboartion
  • kollaboraiton
  • kollaboratino
  • kollaborationn
  • kollaboratoin
  • kollaborattion
  • kollaborration
  • kollabortaion
  • kollabroation
  • kollaobration
  • kollbaoration
  • okllaboration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kollaboration - 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.

kkollaboration1klolaboration2kolaboration1kolalboration2kollabboration1kollaboartion2kollaboraiton2kollaboratino2
Edit distance from "Kollaboration"

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 "Kollaboration"?
"Kollaboration" is spelled K-O-L-L-A-B-O-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔlaboʁaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Kollaboration" mean?
As a noun, "Kollaboration" means: (von ihren Landsleuten abgelehnte) Zusammenarbeit von Personen/Personengruppen mit dem Feind (zum Beispiel im Zweiten Weltkrieg)
What are common misspellings of "Kollaboration"?
Common misspellings include "kkollaboration", "klolaboration", "kolaboration", "kolalboration", "kollabboration". The correct spelling is "Kollaboration".
How do you pronounce "Kollaboration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kollaboration" is [kɔlaboʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kollaboration" come from?
"Kollaboration" 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 "Kollaboration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kaiserschnitt#34,753inoffiziellen#34,746langfristiger#34,774Lebenspartner#34,779

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

heidnischen17 variantsMusiklehrer17 variantsNebengebäude17 variantsorganischer17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list