Qualifikation
[kvalifikaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Qualifikation” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #4,148 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,148
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Berechtigung oder Erwerb der Berechtigung zur Teilnahme an einem Wettbewerb
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Qualifikation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kvalifikaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #4,148 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Qualifikation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Qualifikation is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Qualifikation, with forms such as "qaulifikation", "qqualifikation", and "quailfikation". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Qualifikationen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Qualifikation, spelled Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-K-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Berechtigung oder Erwerb der Berechtigung zur Teilnahme an einem Wettbewerb
- 2Erfüllung der Voraussetzungen für eine bestimmte Tätigkeit
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Qualifikation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Qualifikation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-K-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kvalifikaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Qualifikationen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Qualifikation vs Qualifikationen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.