Levitation

[levitaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[levitaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Levitation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schweben eines Objektes oder einer Person, frei von Schwerkraft

Corpus desk

Index DE-levitation · Levitation · German

Levitation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Levitation
PropertyValue
HeadwordLevitation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[levitaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Levitation“ im Deutschen

Levitationschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Levitation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [levitaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Levitation in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 Levitation, spelled L-E-V-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schweben eines Objektes oder einer Person, frei von Schwerkraft
  2. 2
    Schweben von Objekten mittels technischer Verfahren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Von Levitation ist gelegentlich in religiösen oder spiritistischen Zusammenhängen die Rede.
  2. „Der Orden der Kopertiner, erklärte er, habe seinen Namen vom heiligen Joseph von Copertino, einem recht eigenwilligen frommen Mann, der im siebzehnten Jahrhundert lebte und erstaunliche Leistungen der Levitation hervorbrachte, und zwar etwa zur gleichen Zeit, als Isaac Newton die Gesetze der universalen Schwerkraft formulierte.“

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Levitation"?
"Levitation" is spelled L-E-V-I-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [levitaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Levitation" mean?
As a noun, "Levitation" means: Schweben eines Objektes oder einer Person, frei von Schwerkraft
How do you pronounce "Levitation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Levitation" is [levitaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Levitation" come from?
"Levitation" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list