Operation
[opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Operation” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,674 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,674
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - chirurgischer Eingriff in den Organismus
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Operation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #2,674 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Operation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Operation is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,674 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Operation, with forms such as "oepration", "opeartion", and "operaiton". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "operativ", "Operator", "operative", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Operation, spelled O-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1chirurgischer Eingriff in den Organismus
- 2Einsatz von Streitkräften
- 3bei Geheimdiensten: eine präzise geplante Aktion, auch unter Decknamen
- 4Rechenvorgang
- 5Programmschritt
- 6Durchführung einer Handlung
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: oepration,opeartion,operaiton,operatino,operationn,operatoin,operattion,operration,opertaion,opperation,opreation,poeration
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Operation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Operation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [opəʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “operativ” - see the side-by-side comparison. Operation vs operativ
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.