Kommunikation

[kɔmunikaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[kɔmunikaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Kommunikation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,345. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,345
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handlung zwischen Menschen und Organisationen unter gegenseitiger Bezugnahme mit zwei oder mehr Akteuren (möglicherweise auch über ein Medium); Informationsmitteilung in Form von Zeichen, Ziel ist ...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kommunikation vs kommunikativ
77% similar
Kommunikation vs kommunikative
77% similar
Kommunikation vs kommunikativen
79% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kommunikation
PropertyValue
HeadwordKommunikation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmunikaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#2,345
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kommunikation” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kommunikation lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Kommunikation (IPA [kɔmunikaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,345 among 55,078 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Handlung zwischen Menschen und Organisationen unter gegenseitiger Bezugnahme mit zwei oder mehr Akteuren (möglicherweise auch über ein Medium); Informationsmitteilung in Form von Zeichen, Ziel ist ...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kommunikation, with forms such as "kkommunikation", "kmomunikation", and "kommnuikation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "kommunikativ", "kommunikative", "kommunikativen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Kommunikation, spelled K-O-M-M-U-N-I-K-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung zwischen Menschen und Organisationen unter gegenseitiger Bezugnahme mit zwei oder mehr Akteuren (möglicherweise auch über ein Medium); Informationsmitteilung in Form von Zeichen, Ziel ist das Verstehen dieser Mitteilungen

Synonyms

Informationsaustausch

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkommunikation
  • kmomunikation
  • kommnuikation
  • kommuinkation
  • kommuniaktion
  • kommunikaiton
  • kommunikatino
  • kommunikationn
  • kommunikatoin
  • kommunikattion
  • kommunikkation
  • kommuniktaion
  • kommunkiation
  • kommunnikation
  • komumnikation
  • komunikation
  • okmmunikation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kommunikation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kkommunikation1kmomunikation2kommnuikation2kommuinkation2kommuniaktion2kommunikaiton2kommunikatino2kommunikationn1
Edit distance from "Kommunikation"

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 "Kommunikation"?
"Kommunikation" is spelled K-O-M-M-U-N-I-K-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmunikaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Kommunikation" mean?
As a noun, "Kommunikation" means: Handlung zwischen Menschen und Organisationen unter gegenseitiger Bezugnahme mit zwei oder mehr Akteuren (möglicherweise auch über ein Medium); Informationsmitteilung in Form von Zeichen, Ziel ist ...
What words are commonly confused with "Kommunikation"?
"Kommunikation" is commonly confused with "kommunikativ", "kommunikative", "kommunikativen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kommunikation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kommunikation" is [kɔmunikaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kommunikation" come from?
"Kommunikation" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Kommunikation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-O-M-M-U-N-I-K-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔmunikaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “kommunikativ” - see the side-by-side comparison. Kommunikation vs kommunikativ
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list