Komplikation

[kɔmplikaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[kɔmplikaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Komplikation” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,278. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,278
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das ein Vorhaben schwieriger macht als geplant

Corpus desk

Index DE-komplikation · Komplikation · German

Komplikation · rank #48,278 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #48,278
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH komplexeren

Nearest frequency peer: komplexeren (-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 „Komplikation“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Komplikation vs Komplikationen
86% similar

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

Key facts for Komplikation
PropertyValue
HeadwordKomplikation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmplikaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#48,278
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Komplikation“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Komplikationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „komplexeren“ (#48,277), „konkretisieren“ (#48,279), „komplettieren“ (#48,276). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Komplikation“ bei #48,278. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Komplikation (IPA [kɔmplikaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,278 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Komplikation, with forms such as "kkomplikation", "kmoplikation", and "komlpikation". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Komplikationen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Komplikation, spelled K-O-M-P-L-I-K-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, das ein Vorhaben schwieriger macht als geplant
  2. 2
    Funktion eines mechanischen Uhrwerks, die über die Anzeige von Stunden, Minuten und Sekunden hinausgeht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei der Herzoperation kam es zu Komplikationen.
  2. „Eine 59 Jahre alte Frau starb an der Komplikation.“

Synonyms

ErschwernisSchwierigkeitVerwicklung

Antonyms

Erleichterung

This word in other languages

complication(English)complicação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkomplikation
  • kmoplikation
  • komlpikation
  • kommplikation
  • kompilkation
  • kompliaktion
  • komplikaiton
  • komplikatino
  • komplikationn
  • komplikatoin
  • komplikattion
  • komplikkation
  • kompliktaion
  • komplkiation
  • kompllikation
  • kompplikation
  • kopmlikation
  • okmplikation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Komplikation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kkomplikation1kmoplikation2komlpikation2kommplikation1kompilkation2kompliaktion2komplikaiton2komplikatino2
Edit distance from "Komplikation"

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 "Komplikation"?
"Komplikation" is spelled K-O-M-P-L-I-K-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmplikaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Komplikation" mean?
As a noun, "Komplikation" means: etwas, das ein Vorhaben schwieriger macht als geplant
What words are commonly confused with "Komplikation"?
"Komplikation" is commonly confused with "Komplikationen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Komplikation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Komplikation" is [kɔmplikaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Komplikation" come from?
"Komplikation" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Klassizismus#48,270Kinderrechte#48,268Lauftraining#48,296Inspektionen#48,249

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

komplettieren18 variantsKriegsrecht18 variantskämpferisch18 variantsJahresfrist18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list