preoccupation

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The verdict

“preoccupation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beschäftigung, Hauptbeschäftigung

Corpus desk

Index DE-preoccupation · preoccupation · German

preoccupation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for preoccupation
PropertyValue
Headwordpreoccupation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „preoccupation“ im Deutschen

preoccupationliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

preoccupation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for preoccupation in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is preoccupation, spelled P-R-E-O-C-C-U-P-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beschäftigung, Hauptbeschäftigung
  2. 2
    die Voreingenommenheit

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "preoccupation"?
"preoccupation" is spelled P-R-E-O-C-C-U-P-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "preoccupation" mean?
As a noun, "preoccupation" means: Beschäftigung, Hauptbeschäftigung
How do you pronounce "preoccupation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "preoccupation" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "preoccupation" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list