Korporation

[kɔʁpoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[kɔʁpoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Korporation” is uncommon German (frequency #85,469 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,469
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vereinigung von Personen, die als einheitliches Ganzes organisiert sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-korporation · Korporation · German

Korporation · rank #85,469 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,469
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Korruptionssk…

Nearest frequency peer: Korruptionsskandal (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Korporation“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Korporation“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Korporation
PropertyValue
HeadwordKorporation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔʁpoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,469
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Korporation“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Korporationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Korruptionsskandal“ (#85,470), „kostbarste“ (#85,471), „Kooperationsbereitschaft“ (#85,466). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Korporation“ bei #85,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Korporation is uncommon German at frequency #85,469 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔʁpoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Korporation has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Korporation, spelled K-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vereinigung von Personen, die als einheitliches Ganzes organisiert sind
  2. 2
    Vereinigung von derzeitigen und ehemaligen Studenten einer Universität oder Hochschule

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Vorerst aber fiel es ihm schwer, sich von der Korporation zu lösen.“

Synonyms

KörperschaftStudentenverbindung

This word in other languages

corporation(English)corporación(Español)corporation(Français)corporação(Português)

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 "Korporation"?
"Korporation" is spelled K-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔʁpoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Korporation" mean?
As a noun, "Korporation" means: Vereinigung von Personen, die als einheitliches Ganzes organisiert sind
How do you pronounce "Korporation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Korporation" is [kɔʁpoʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kreischende#85,477Kunstaktion#85,482Kupferkabel#85,484Königsbrunn#85,488

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list