Polarisation

[polaʁizaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[polaʁizaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Polarisation” is uncommon German (frequency #68,568 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,568
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft der elektromagnetischen Wellen, die die Schwingungsrichtung beschreibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-polarisation · Polarisation · German

Polarisation · rank #68,568 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,568
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pluralistisch…

Nearest frequency peer: pluralistischen (-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 „Polarisation“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Polarisation
PropertyValue
HeadwordPolarisation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[polaʁizaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#68,568
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Polarisation“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Polarisationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pluralistischen“ (#68,567), „Planspiel“ (#68,566), „Pizzas“ (#68,565). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Polarisation“ bei #68,568. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Polarisation is uncommon German at frequency #68,568 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [polaʁizaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Polarisation in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Polarisation, spelled P-O-L-A-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft der elektromagnetischen Wellen, die die Schwingungsrichtung beschreibt
  2. 2
    deutliches Hervortreten von Gegensätzen, Zuspitzung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Polarisation des Lichts ist ein Wellenphänomen.
  2. „Die fortschreitende Polarisierung zwischen Christen und Muslimen scheinen die Behörden nicht in den Griff bekommen zu wollen.“

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 "Polarisation"?
"Polarisation" is spelled P-O-L-A-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [polaʁizaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Polarisation" mean?
As a noun, "Polarisation" means: Eigenschaft der elektromagnetischen Wellen, die die Schwingungsrichtung beschreibt
How do you pronounce "Polarisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Polarisation" is [polaʁizaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list