partition

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The verdict

“partition” is uncommon German (frequency #56,417 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,417
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aufteilung, Verteilung, Teilung

Corpus desk

Index DE-partition · partition · German

partition · rank #56,417 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,417
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Parteivorsitz…

Nearest frequency peer: Parteivorsitzender (-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 „partition“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for partition
PropertyValue
Headwordpartition
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,417
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „partition“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Parteivorsitzender“ (#56,416), „Pastell“ (#56,418), „Overkill“ (#56,415). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „partition“ bei #56,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

partition is uncommon German at frequency #56,417 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for partition in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is partition, spelled P-A-R-T-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aufteilung, Verteilung, Teilung
  2. 2
    Auseinandersetzung, Erbauseinandersetzung
  3. 3
    Trennung, Absonderung
  4. 4
    Scheidewand, Querwand, Fach, Bretterverschlag

Synonyms

distributionapportionmentallotmentdivisionseparationdividing walldivision wallbarrierscreen

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 "partition"?
"partition" is spelled P-A-R-T-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "partition" mean?
As a noun, "partition" means: Aufteilung, Verteilung, Teilung
How do you pronounce "partition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "partition" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "partition" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Oberkante#56,400Nürnbergs#56,396reinlegen#56,465Rockstars#56,478

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list