Raffination
[ʁafinaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Raffination” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - technisches Verfahren zur Reinigung und Veredelung von Naturstoffen und technischen Produkten
Corpus desk
Index DE-raffination · Raffination · German
Raffination · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Raffination |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁafinaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Raffination“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Raffination is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁafinaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "technisches Verfahren zur Reinigung und Veredelung von Naturstoffen und technischen Produkten".
Raffination doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Raffination, spelled R-A-F-F-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1technisches Verfahren zur Reinigung und Veredelung von Naturstoffen und technischen Produkten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Raffination appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Raffination von Pflanzenölen und -fetten ist ein Bearbeitungsschritt bei der Herstellung dieser Produkte nach dem Prinzip der Heißpressung.
Bei der chemischen Raffination entfernt zunächst die Entschleimung Phospholipide, Glycolipide, freie Zucker und Metallionen aus dem Öl.
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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.