Qualifikation

/[kvalifikaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

13 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,148

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Qualifikation is aGermannoun. It means: Berechtigung oder Erwerb der Berechtigung zur Teilnahme an einem Wettbewerb Pronounced [kvalifikaˈt͡si̯oːn]. It ranks #4,148 in German word frequency. Often confused with Qualifikationen.

Key facts for Qualifikation
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HeadwordQualifikation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kvalifikaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#4,148
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Qualifikation is 13 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kvalifikaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,148 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for Qualifikation, with forms such as "qaulifikation", "qqualifikation", and "quailfikation". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Qualifikationen", 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 Qualifikation, spelled Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-K-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Berechtigung oder Erwerb der Berechtigung zur Teilnahme an einem Wettbewerb
  2. 2
    Erfüllung der Voraussetzungen für eine bestimmte Tätigkeit

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qaulifikation,qqualifikation,quailfikation,qualfiikation,qualiffikation,qualifiaktion,qualifikaiton,qualifikatino,qualifikationn,qualifikatoin,qualifikattion,qualifikkation,qualifiktaion,qualifkiation,qualiifkation,quallifikation,qulaifikation,uqalifikation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Qualifikation

Misspelling Variants of "Qualifikation"

qaulifikation13qqualifikation14quailfikation13qualfiikation13qualiffikation14qualifiaktion13qualifikaiton13qualifikatino13
Misspelling Variants of "Qualifikation"

Frequency rank: #4,148 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Qualifikation"?
"Qualifikation" is spelled Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-K-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kvalifikaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Qualifikation" mean?
As a noun, "Qualifikation" means: Berechtigung oder Erwerb der Berechtigung zur Teilnahme an einem Wettbewerb
What words are commonly confused with "Qualifikation"?
"Qualifikation" is commonly confused with "Qualifikationen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Qualifikation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Qualifikation" is [kvalifikaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Qualifikation" come from?
"Qualifikation" 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.