participation

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The verdict

“participation” is uncommon German (frequency #92,052 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,052
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitwirkung, Teilnahme, Beteiligung, Partizipation

Corpus desk

Index DE-participation · participation · German

participation · rank #92,052 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,052
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH parteiintern

Nearest frequency peer: parteiintern (-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 „participation“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for participation
PropertyValue
Headwordparticipation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters13
Frequency rank#92,052
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „participation“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).participationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „parteiintern“ (#92,051), „partnerschaftlichen“ (#92,053), „Passivrauchen“ (#92,054). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „participation“ bei #92,052. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

participation is uncommon German at frequency #92,052 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mitwirkung, Teilnahme, Beteiligung, Partizipation".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for participation, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 participation, spelled P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitwirkung, Teilnahme, Beteiligung, Partizipation

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. This project also depends on your participation.

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Passivrauchen#92,054Presseagentur#92,079Pressespiegel#92,080psychiatrisch#92,097

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list