Penetration

[penetʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[penetʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Penetration” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,748. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,748
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Durchschlag, Durchdringung, Durchdringen von etwas; das Eindringen in etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-penetration · Penetration · German

Penetration · rank #40,748 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,748
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Peinlichkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Peinlichkeit (-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 „Penetration“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Penetration“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Penetration
PropertyValue
HeadwordPenetration
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[penetʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#40,748
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Penetration“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Peinlichkeit“ (#40,747), „period“ (#40,749), „patches“ (#40,746). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Penetration“ bei #40,748. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Penetration (IPA [penetʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,748 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Penetration, with forms such as "epnetration", "peentration", and "penertation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Penetration, spelled P-E-N-E-T-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Durchschlag, Durchdringung, Durchdringen von etwas; das Eindringen in etwas
  2. 2
    das Eindringen von Projektilen in Panzerungen
  3. 3
    das Eindringen von Wirkstoffen in die Haut
  4. 4
    Technik das Eindringen eines geometrisch und stofflich definierten Fremdkörpers in eine halbfeste Masse
  5. 5
    das Eindringen des erigierten Penis in eine Körperöffnung (insbesondere Vagina)
  6. 6
    missbräuchliches Eindringen in einen Computer oder System
  7. 7
    das Vordringen; Einführung eines neuen Produkts mit sehr geringem Preis in den Markt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Bis zu ihren einzelnen – unattraktiven – Kleidungsstücken und bis zur Penetration reicht diese Erzählung.“

This word in other languages

penetration(English)penetración(Español)pénétration(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epnetration
  • peentration
  • penertation
  • penetartion
  • penetraiton
  • penetratino
  • penetrationn
  • penetratoin
  • penetrattion
  • penetrration
  • penetrtaion
  • penettration
  • pennetration
  • penteration
  • pneetration
  • ppenetration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Penetration - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epnetration2peentration2penertation2penetartion2penetraiton2penetratino2penetrationn1penetratoin2
Edit distance from "Penetration"

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 "Penetration"?
"Penetration" is spelled P-E-N-E-T-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [penetʁaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Penetration" mean?
As a noun, "Penetration" means: Durchschlag, Durchdringung, Durchdringen von etwas; das Eindringen in etwas
What are common misspellings of "Penetration"?
Common misspellings include "epnetration", "peentration", "penertation", "penetartion", "penetraiton". The correct spelling is "Penetration".
How do you pronounce "Penetration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Penetration" is [penetʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Penetration" come from?
"Penetration" 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 "Penetration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Privatsache#40,767Nasenbluten#40,723Publizisten#40,774Nachthimmel#40,721

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Mondschein16 variantsrechteckig16 variantsRekordhoch16 variantsSachbücher16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list