Petition

[petiˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[petiˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Petition” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,117
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schriftliches Gesuch (Bitte, Beschwerde) an das Staatsoberhaupt, das Parlament oder eine Behörde

Corpus desk

Index DE-petition · Petition · German

Petition · rank #8,117 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,117
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH organisierten

Nearest frequency peer: organisierten (-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 „Petition“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Petition vs Position
75% similar
Petition vs Petitionen
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Petition
PropertyValue
HeadwordPetition
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[petiˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,117
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Petition“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Petitionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „organisierten“ (#8,116), „pi“ (#8,118), „Olaf“ (#8,115). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Petition“ bei #8,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Petition (IPA [petiˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,117 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "schriftliches Gesuch (Bitte, Beschwerde) an das Staatsoberhaupt, das Parlament oder eine Behörde".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Petition, with forms such as "eptition", "peittion", and "petiiton". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Position", "Petitionen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Petition, spelled P-E-T-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    schriftliches Gesuch (Bitte, Beschwerde) an das Staatsoberhaupt, das Parlament oder eine Behörde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Noch 24 Stunden, dann endet die Frist zur Mitzeich[n]ung einer öffentlichen Petition an den Deutschen Bundestag für mehr Wettbewerb auf dem Energiesektor.“
  2. „Eine Petition im Sinne des Grundgesetzes muss schriftlich erfolgen und den Absender erkennen lassen.“

Synonyms

AntragBittgesuchBittschriftEingabeErsuchenGesuchMemorandum

This word in other languages

petition(English)petición(Español)pétition(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eptition
  • peittion
  • petiiton
  • petitino
  • petitionn
  • petitoin
  • petittion
  • pettiion
  • pettition
  • ppetition
  • pteition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Petition - 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.

eptition2peittion2petiiton2petitino2petitionn1petitoin2petittion1pettiion2
Edit distance from "Petition"

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 "Petition"?
"Petition" is spelled P-E-T-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [petiˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Petition" mean?
As a noun, "Petition" means: schriftliches Gesuch (Bitte, Beschwerde) an das Staatsoberhaupt, das Parlament oder eine Behörde
What words are commonly confused with "Petition"?
"Petition" is commonly confused with "Position", "Petitionen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Petition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Petition" is [petiˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Petition" come from?
"Petition" 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 "Petition", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Munition#8,109regieren#8,126Mallorca#8,101Südtirol#8,138

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

symbole11 variantsKrefeld11 variantsAbsturz11 variantsanbietet11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list