Positionen

[poziˈt͡si̯oːnən]

/[poziˈt͡si̯oːnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Positionen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,394. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,394
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-positionen · Positionen · German

Positionen · rank #3,394 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,394
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rente

Nearest frequency peer: Rente (+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 „Positionen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Positionen“ 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).

Positionen vs Positiven
80% similar
Positionen vs Position
80% similar
Positionen vs Portionen
80% similar

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

Key facts for Positionen
PropertyValue
HeadwordPositionen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poziˈt͡si̯oːnən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,394
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Positionen“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rente“ (#3,395), „Modelle“ (#3,392), „Ritter“ (#3,396). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Positionen“ bei #3,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Positionen (IPA [poziˈt͡si̯oːnən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,394 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Positionen, with forms such as "opsitionen", "poistionen", and "posiitonen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Positiven", "Position", "Portionen", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Positionen, spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opsitionen
  • poistionen
  • posiitonen
  • positinoen
  • positioenn
  • positionenn
  • positionne
  • positionnen
  • positoinen
  • posittionen
  • possitionen
  • postiionen
  • ppositionen
  • psoitionen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

opsitionen2poistionen2posiitonen2positinoen2positioenn2positionenn1positionne2positionnen1
Edit distance from "Positionen"

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 "Positionen"?
"Positionen" is spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [poziˈt͡si̯oːnən].
What does "Positionen" mean?
As a noun, "Positionen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Position
What words are commonly confused with "Positionen"?
"Positionen" is commonly confused with "Positiven", "Position", "Portionen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Positionen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Positionen" is [poziˈt͡si̯oːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Positionen" come from?
"Positionen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Innenstadt#3,381Grundlagen#3,380Versorgung#3,408westlichen#3,410

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Gespräche14 variantsüberlassen14 variantserheblich14 variantsabgelehnt14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list