Redaktion

[ʁedakˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ʁedakˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Redaktion” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,989. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,989
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Prüfung und Bearbeitung eines Manuskriptes

Corpus desk

Index DE-redaktion · Redaktion · German

Redaktion · rank #3,989 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,989
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Provinz

Nearest frequency peer: Provinz (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Redaktion“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Redaktion“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Redaktion vs relation
67% similar
Redaktion vs Reduktion
89% similar
Redaktion vs Redaktionen
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Redaktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordRedaktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁedakˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,989
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Redaktion“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Redaktionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Provinz“ (#3,988), „Räumen“ (#3,990), „Pizza“ (#3,987). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Redaktion“ bei #3,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Redaktion (IPA [ʁedakˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,989 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Redaktion, with forms such as "erdaktion", "rdeaktion", and "readktion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "relation", "Reduktion", "Redaktionen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Redaktion, spelled R-E-D-A-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Prüfung und Bearbeitung eines Manuskriptes
  2. 2
    die Gesamtheit der Redakteure eines Verlags
  3. 3
    Gebäude oder Raum, in dem die Redakteure arbeiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Redaktion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bei der Redaktion sind mir keine groben Fehler aufgefallen.
  2. Die ganze Redaktion befasst sich derzeit nur mit einem Thema.

This word in other languages

editing(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erdaktion
  • rdeaktion
  • readktion
  • redakiton
  • redakktion
  • redaktino
  • redaktionn
  • redaktoin
  • redakttion
  • redatkion
  • reddaktion
  • redkation
  • rredaktion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Redaktion - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erdaktion2rdeaktion2readktion2redakiton2redakktion1redaktino2redaktionn1redaktoin2
Edit distance from "Redaktion"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Redaktion"?
"Redaktion" is spelled R-E-D-A-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁedakˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Redaktion" mean?
As a noun, "Redaktion" means: die Prüfung und Bearbeitung eines Manuskriptes
What words are commonly confused with "Redaktion"?
"Redaktion" is commonly confused with "relation", "Reduktion", "Redaktionen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Redaktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Redaktion" is [ʁedakˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Redaktion" come from?
"Redaktion" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Redaktion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schneiden#3,991versteckt#4,007geschützt#3,964geschenkt#3,963

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Schülern13 variantswünschte13 variantsbegleiten13 variantserhielten13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list