Meditation

[ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Meditation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,155. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,155
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Meditieren, tiefes sinnendes Nachdenken

Corpus desk

Index DE-meditation · Meditation · German

Meditation · rank #15,155 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,155
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH medical

Nearest frequency peer: medical (-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 „Meditation“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Meditation“ 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).

Meditation vs Meditationen
83% similar
Meditation vs Mediation
90% similar
Meditation vs Medikation
90% similar

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

Key facts for Meditation
PropertyValue
HeadwordMeditation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,155
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Meditation“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Meditationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „medical“ (#15,154), „Melbourne“ (#15,156), „mensa“ (#15,157). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Meditation“ bei #15,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Meditation (IPA [ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,155 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Meditieren, tiefes sinnendes Nachdenken".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Meditation, with forms such as "emditation", "mdeitation", and "medditation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Meditationen", "Mediation", "Medikation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Meditation, spelled M-E-D-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Meditieren, tiefes sinnendes Nachdenken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Meditation beruhigt Seele und Geist.
  2. „In der Meditation beschäftigt man sich viel mit der Atmung.“

This word in other languages

meditation(English)meditación(Español)méditation(Français)meditação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emditation
  • mdeitation
  • medditation
  • mediattion
  • meditaiton
  • meditatino
  • meditationn
  • meditatoin
  • meditattion
  • medittaion
  • medittation
  • medtiation
  • meidtation
  • mmeditation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emditation2mdeitation2medditation1mediattion2meditaiton2meditatino2meditationn1meditatoin2
Edit distance from "Meditation"

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 "Meditation"?
"Meditation" is spelled M-E-D-I-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Meditation" mean?
As a noun, "Meditation" means: das Meditieren, tiefes sinnendes Nachdenken
What words are commonly confused with "Meditation"?
"Meditation" is commonly confused with "Meditationen", "Mediation", "Medikation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Meditation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meditation" is [ˌmeditaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Meditation" come from?
"Meditation" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Mythologie#15,163kurzerhand#15,140Oberkörper#15,172komplettes#15,137

Similar misspelling depth

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

Mobilfunk14 variantsLandesamt14 variantskommerzielle14 variantsOriginalen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list