Korruption

[kɔʁʊpˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[kɔʁʊpˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Korruption” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,819. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,819
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verhältnisse, in denen eine Position ausgenutzt wird, um ohne Rücksicht auf das Amt und die Verantwortung an persönliche Vorteile, oftmals Geld, zu gelangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-korruption · Korruption · German

Korruption · rank #6,819 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,819
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kopfschmerzen

Nearest frequency peer: Kopfschmerzen (-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 „Korruption“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Korruption“ 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).

Korruption vs korrupten
70% similar

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

Key facts for Korruption
PropertyValue
HeadwordKorruption
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔʁʊpˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,819
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Korruption“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kopfschmerzen“ (#6,818), „kotzen“ (#6,820), „Kilometern“ (#6,817). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Korruption“ bei #6,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Korruption (IPA [kɔʁʊpˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,819 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Korruption, with forms such as "kkorruption", "korrpution", and "korrupiton". 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, "korrupten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Korruption, spelled K-O-R-R-U-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verhältnisse, in denen eine Position ausgenutzt wird, um ohne Rücksicht auf das Amt und die Verantwortung an persönliche Vorteile, oftmals Geld, zu gelangen
  2. 2
    Methode, sich gegen Entgelt einen Vorteil zu verschaffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In dieser Stadt herrscht die Korruption.
  2. „Das Regime Algeriens etwa, das in den vergangenen Wochen ähnliche Ausschreitungen erlebte wie Tunesien, gilt im US-Außenministerium als »fragil« und »geplagt von einem nie dagewesenen Maß an Korruption«.“

This word in other languages

corruption(English)corrupción(Español)corruption(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkorruption
  • korrpution
  • korrupiton
  • korrupption
  • korruptino
  • korruptionn
  • korruptoin
  • korrupttion
  • korrutpion
  • koruption
  • korurption
  • kroruption
  • okrruption

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkorruption1korrpution2korrupiton2korrupption1korruptino2korruptionn1korruptoin2korrupttion1
Edit distance from "Korruption"

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 "Korruption"?
"Korruption" is spelled K-O-R-R-U-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔʁʊpˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Korruption" mean?
As a noun, "Korruption" means: Verhältnisse, in denen eine Position ausgenutzt wird, um ohne Rücksicht auf das Amt und die Verantwortung an persönliche Vorteile, oftmals Geld, zu gelangen
What words are commonly confused with "Korruption"?
"Korruption" is commonly confused with "korrupten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Korruption"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Korruption" is [kɔʁʊpˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Korruption" come from?
"Korruption" 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 "Korruption", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kilometern#6,817künstliche#6,824Religionen#6,841Flüchtling#6,794

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Institute13 variantsgekämpft13 variantsschalten13 variantsDresdner13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list