Promotion

[ˌpʁomoˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˌpʁomoˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Promotion” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,965. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,965
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verleihung beziehungsweise Erlangung der Doktorwürde

Corpus desk

Index DE-promotion · Promotion · German

Promotion · rank #9,965 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,965
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Profit

Nearest frequency peer: Profit (-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 „Promotion“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Promotion“ 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).

Promotion vs promoten
67% similar

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

Key facts for Promotion
PropertyValue
HeadwordPromotion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌpʁomoˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,965
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Promotion“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Promotionliegt 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: „Profit“ (#9,964), „Registrierung“ (#9,966), „Planungen“ (#9,963). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Promotion“ bei #9,965. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Promotion (IPA [ˌpʁomoˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,965 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Verleihung beziehungsweise Erlangung der Doktorwürde".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Promotion, with forms such as "pormotion", "ppromotion", and "prmootion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "promoten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Promotion, spelled P-R-O-M-O-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verleihung beziehungsweise Erlangung der Doktorwürde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach seiner Promotion ging er in die USA.
  2. „Seine Dissertation hatte Polymere zum Thema, womit er sich im Laufe seiner Promotion über vier Jahre beschäftigt hatte.“

This word in other languages

doctorate(English)doctorado(Español)doctorat(Français)doutorado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pormotion
  • ppromotion
  • prmootion
  • prommotion
  • promoiton
  • promotino
  • promotionn
  • promotoin
  • promottion
  • promtoion
  • proomtion
  • prromotion
  • rpomotion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Promotion - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pormotion2ppromotion1prmootion2prommotion1promoiton2promotino2promotionn1promotoin2
Edit distance from "Promotion"

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 "Promotion"?
"Promotion" is spelled P-R-O-M-O-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌpʁomoˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Promotion" mean?
As a noun, "Promotion" means: Verleihung beziehungsweise Erlangung der Doktorwürde
What words are commonly confused with "Promotion"?
"Promotion" is commonly confused with "promoten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Promotion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Promotion" is [ˌpʁomoˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Promotion" come from?
"Promotion" 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 "Promotion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Planungen#9,963Rohstoffe#9,970Schülerin#9,975Nachbarin#9,954

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Satelliten13 variantsKriterium13 variantsKontrast13 variantsverfehlt13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list