Portionen

/[pɔʁˈt͡si̯oːnən]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,344

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Portionen is aGermannoun. It means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Portion Pronounced [pɔʁˈt͡si̯oːnən]. Often confused with Positionen and Portion.

Key facts for Portionen
PropertyValue
HeadwordPortionen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɔʁˈt͡si̯oːnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,344
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Portionen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Portionen is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɔʁˈt͡si̯oːnən]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,344 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Portionen, with forms such as "oprtionen", "poritonen", and "porrtionen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Positionen", "Portion", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Portionen, spelled P-O-R-T-I-O-N-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Portion
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Portion
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Portion
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Portion

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oprtionen,poritonen,porrtionen,portinoen,portioenn,portionenn,portionne,portionnen,portoinen,porttionen,potrionen,pportionen,protionen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Portionen

Misspelling Variants of "Portionen"

oprtionen9poritonen9porrtionen10portinoen9portioenn9portionenn10portionne9portionnen10
Misspelling Variants of "Portionen"

Frequency rank: #19,344 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Portionen"?
"Portionen" is spelled P-O-R-T-I-O-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɔʁˈt͡si̯oːnən].
What does "Portionen" mean?
As a noun, "Portionen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Portion
What words are commonly confused with "Portionen"?
"Portionen" is commonly confused with "Positionen", "Portion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Portionen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Portionen" is [pɔʁˈt͡si̯oːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Portionen" come from?
"Portionen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.