Medikation

[medikaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[medikaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Medikation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,523. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,523
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Auswahl, Verordnung, Verabreichung und Anwendung eines Medikamentes unter Berücksichtigung einer bestimmten Dosierung

Corpus desk

Index DE-medikation · Medikation · German

Medikation · rank #39,523 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,523
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Maschinenfabr…

Nearest frequency peer: Maschinenfabrik (-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 „Medikation“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Medikation“ 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).

Medikation vs Meditation
90% similar
Medikation vs Mediation
90% similar

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

Key facts for Medikation
PropertyValue
HeadwordMedikation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[medikaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#39,523
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Medikation“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Medikationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Maschinenfabrik“ (#39,522), „marxistischen“ (#39,521), „Milliardäre“ (#39,525). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Medikation“ bei #39,523. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Medikation (IPA [medikaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,523 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Auswahl, Verordnung, Verabreichung und Anwendung eines Medikamentes unter Berücksichtigung einer bestimmten Dosierung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Medikation, with forms such as "emdikation", "mdeikation", and "meddikation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Meditation", "Mediation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Medikation, spelled M-E-D-I-K-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Auswahl, Verordnung, Verabreichung und Anwendung eines Medikamentes unter Berücksichtigung einer bestimmten Dosierung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Zunahme des Durchschnittsalters der Bevölkerung ist mit zunehmender Multimorbidität und Polypharmakotherapie verbunden, woraus sich ein erhöhtes Risiko von Arzneimittelinteraktionen, inadäquater Medikation und unerwünschten Arzneimittelwirkungen ergibt.“

This word in other languages

medication(English)medicación(Español)medicação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emdikation
  • mdeikation
  • meddikation
  • mediaktion
  • medikaiton
  • medikatino
  • medikationn
  • medikatoin
  • medikattion
  • medikkation
  • mediktaion
  • medkiation
  • meidkation
  • mmedikation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emdikation2mdeikation2meddikation1mediaktion2medikaiton2medikatino2medikationn1medikatoin2
Edit distance from "Medikation"

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 "Medikation"?
"Medikation" is spelled M-E-D-I-K-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [medikaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Medikation" mean?
As a noun, "Medikation" means: Auswahl, Verordnung, Verabreichung und Anwendung eines Medikamentes unter Berücksichtigung einer bestimmten Dosierung
What words are commonly confused with "Medikation"?
"Medikation" is commonly confused with "Meditation", "Mediation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Medikation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Medikation" is [medikaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Medikation" come from?
"Medikation" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Mutterland#39,538Leichtsinn#39,507namenlosen#39,542Nigerianer#39,549

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Milliardäre14 variantsLäuferinnen14 variantsMusterung14 variantsmystisch14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list