Kombination

/[kɔmbinaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,772

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Kombination is aGermannoun. It means: logische Verknüpfung von Informationen, die zu einer Schlussfolgerung führt Pronounced [kɔmbinaˈt͡si̯oːn]. It ranks #2,772 in German word frequency. Often confused with Kombinationen.

Key facts for Kombination
PropertyValue
HeadwordKombination
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmbinaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,772
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kombination in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kombination is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔmbinaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,772 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kombination, with forms such as "kkombination", "kmobination", and "kobmination". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kombinationen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kombination, spelled K-O-M-B-I-N-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    logische Verknüpfung von Informationen, die zu einer Schlussfolgerung führt
  2. 2
    Verbindung, Verknüpfung, Zusammenstellung von Verschiedenem (zum Beispiel Handlungen, Dingen, Eigenschaften)
  3. 3
    eine Abfolge von geplanten Schritten oder Zügen, um ein bestimmtes Ziel zu erreichen, zum Beispiel ein Tor zu erzielen oder im Schach eine Figur zu erobern
  4. 4
    Wettkampf, der nicht nur aus einer Disziplin besteht
  5. 5
    Zusammenstellung von Kleidungsstücken, zum Beispiel Ober- und Unterteil, speziell Anzugjacke und legerere Hose
  6. 6
    Ziffernfolge, oft als Zugangscode für etwas, zum Beispiel einen Safe

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkombination,kmobination,kobmination,kombbination,kombiantion,kombinaiton,kombinatino,kombinationn,kombinatoin,kombinattion,kombinnation,kombintaion,kombniation,komibnation,kommbination,okmbination

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kombination

Misspelling Variants of "Kombination"

kkombination12kmobination11kobmination11kombbination12kombiantion11kombinaiton11kombinatino11kombinationn12
Misspelling Variants of "Kombination"

Frequency rank: #2,772 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kombination"?
"Kombination" is spelled K-O-M-B-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmbinaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Kombination" mean?
As a noun, "Kombination" means: logische Verknüpfung von Informationen, die zu einer Schlussfolgerung führt
What words are commonly confused with "Kombination"?
"Kombination" is commonly confused with "Kombinationen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kombination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kombination" is [kɔmbinaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kombination" come from?
"Kombination" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.