Legation
[leɡaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Legation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine (besonders päpstliche) Gesandtschaft
Corpus desk
Index DE-legation · Legation · German
Legation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Legation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [leɡaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Legation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Legation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [leɡaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine (besonders päpstliche) Gesandtschaft".
Legation has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Legation, spelled L-E-G-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1eine (besonders päpstliche) Gesandtschaft
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.