perpetration
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The verdict
“perpetration” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Durchführung einer (meist verwerflichen) Tat: Begehung
Corpus desk
Index DE-perpetration · perpetration · German
perpetration · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perpetration |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „perpetration“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
perpetration is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Durchführung einer (meist verwerflichen) Tat: Begehung".
Zero misspellings are on record for perpetration in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is perpetration, spelled P-E-R-P-E-T-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Durchführung einer (meist verwerflichen) Tat: Begehung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how perpetration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“That's why I've always emphasised the need for us to directly address the reasons for perpetration of these offences and the perpetrators themselves.”
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.