Purifikation
[puʁifikaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Purifikation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der römischen Messliturgie das Abspülen der Finger des Priesters und das Ausspülen des Kelches mit Wein und Wasser sowie das anschließende Trocknen nach der Kommunion
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Index DE-purifikation · Purifikation · German
Purifikation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Purifikation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [puʁifikaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Purifikation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Purifikation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [puʁifikaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der römischen Messliturgie das Abspülen der Finger des Priesters und das Ausspülen des Kelches mit Wein und Wasser sowie das anschließende Trocknen nach der Kommunion".
Zero misspellings are on record for Purifikation in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Purifikation, spelled P-U-R-I-F-I-K-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1in der römischen Messliturgie das Abspülen der Finger des Priesters und das Ausspülen des Kelches mit Wein und Wasser sowie das anschließende Trocknen nach der Kommunion
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Purifikation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zur Purifikation des Kelches dient ein kleines Leinentüchlein.
Bei der Purifikation assistiert ein Ministrant oder ein Akolyth.
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.