Ratifikation
[ʁatifikaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Ratifikation” 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) - die Genehmigung internationaler Abkommen durch die verfassungsgemäßen Organe der jeweiligen Verhandlungspartner
Corpus desk
Index DE-ratifikation · Ratifikation · German
Ratifikation · 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 "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 | Ratifikation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁatifikaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ratifikation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ratifikation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁatifikaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Genehmigung internationaler Abkommen durch die verfassungsgemäßen Organe der jeweiligen Verhandlungspartner".
Ratifikation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Ratifikation, spelled R-A-T-I-F-I-K-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1die Genehmigung internationaler Abkommen durch die verfassungsgemäßen Organe der jeweiligen Verhandlungspartner
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ratifikation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Ratifikation des Vertrags von Lissabon durch den deutschen Bundespräsidenten steht noch aus.
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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.