Redaktion

/[ʁedakˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,989

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Redaktion is aGermannoun. It means: die Prüfung und Bearbeitung eines Manuskriptes Pronounced [ʁedakˈt͡si̯oːn]. It ranks #3,989 in German word frequency. Often confused with relation and Reduktion.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Redaktion is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁedakˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,989 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Redaktion, with forms such as "erdaktion", "rdeaktion", and "readktion". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "relation", "Reduktion", "Redaktionen", and more, 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 Redaktion, spelled R-E-D-A-K-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
    die Prüfung und Bearbeitung eines Manuskriptes
  2. 2
    die Gesamtheit der Redakteure eines Verlags
  3. 3
    Gebäude oder Raum, in dem die Redakteure arbeiten

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erdaktion,rdeaktion,readktion,redakiton,redakktion,redaktino,redaktionn,redaktoin,redakttion,redatkion,reddaktion,redkation,rredaktion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Redaktion

Misspelling Variants of "Redaktion"

erdaktion9rdeaktion9readktion9redakiton9redakktion10redaktino9redaktionn10redaktoin9
Misspelling Variants of "Redaktion"

Frequency rank: #3,989 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.