Populationen

Name: Populationen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[populaˈt͡si̯oːnən]

/[populaˈt͡si̯oːnən]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Populationen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,216. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,216
frequency rank, German: 3,409
“P” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Population

Corpus desk

Index DE-populationen · Populationen · German

Populationen · rank #32,216 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #32,216
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 3,409
PHOTO-FINISH Popkultur

Nearest frequency peer: Popkultur (-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.

Pokalfinale

67,788
Polizeiwache

67,787
Popkultur

67,786
Populationen

67,785
Pressemeldu…

67,784
Printmedien

67,783

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Populationen vs population

75% similar

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

Key facts for Populationen
Property	Value
Headword	Populationen
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[populaˈt͡si̯oːnən]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#32,216
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Populationen“

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

#32,216

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Popkultur“ (#32,215), „Pressemeldung“ (#32,217), „Polizeiwache“ (#32,214). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Populationen“ bei #32,216. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Populationen (IPA [populaˈt͡si̯oːnən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,216 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Populationen, with forms such as "oppulationen", "popluationen", and "poppulationen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "population", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Populationen, spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-E-N.

Definition

1
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Population
2
Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Population
3
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Population
4
Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Population

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

oppulationen
popluationen
poppulationen
popualtionen
populaitonen
populatinoen
populatioenn
populationenn
populationne
populationnen
populatoinen
populattionen
popullationen
popultaionen
pouplationen
ppopulationen
ppoulationen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Populationen"

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 "Populationen"?

"Populationen" is spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [populaˈt͡si̯oːnən].

What does "Populationen" mean?

As a noun, "Populationen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Population

What words are commonly confused with "Populationen"?

"Populationen" is commonly confused with "population". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Populationen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Populationen" is [populaˈt͡si̯oːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Populationen" come from?

"Populationen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Polizeiwache#32,214 Riesenslalom#32,239 notgedrungen#32,187 Nervenzellen#32,184

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Printmedien17 variants Plastiktüte17 variants notwendiges17 variants Schluchten17 variants