occasion

[əˈkeɪʒən]

/[əˈkeɪʒən]/ noun

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The verdict

“occasion” is uncommon German (frequency #80,759 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,759
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anlass

Corpus desk

Index DE-occasion · occasion · German

occasion · rank #80,759 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,759
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Obertshausen

Nearest frequency peer: Obertshausen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „occasion“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „occasion“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for occasion
PropertyValue
Headwordoccasion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[əˈkeɪʒən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,759
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „occasion“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.occasionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Obertshausen“ (#80,758), „oberflächliches“ (#80,757), „Oberarme“ (#80,756). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „occasion“ bei #80,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

occasion is uncommon German at frequency #80,759 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [əˈkeɪʒən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

occasion doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 occasion, spelled O-C-C-A-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anlass
  2. 2
    Ereignis
  3. 3
    Gelegenheit
  4. 4
    Grund
  5. 5
    Okkasion

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 "occasion"?
"occasion" is spelled O-C-C-A-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [əˈkeɪʒən].
What does "occasion" mean?
As a noun, "occasion" means: Anlass
How do you pronounce "occasion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "occasion" is [əˈkeɪʒən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "occasion" come from?
"occasion" 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 "occasion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Oberarme#80,756Nutzwert#80,755ordinary#80,764originär#80,765

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list