Remission

[ʁemɪˈsi̯oːn]

/[ʁemɪˈsi̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Remission” is uncommon German (frequency #89,489 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,489
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rücksendung an den Absender/Versender

Corpus desk

Index DE-remission · Remission · German

Remission · rank #89,489 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,489
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rentenfonds

Nearest frequency peer: Rentenfonds (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Remission“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Remission“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Remission
PropertyValue
HeadwordRemission
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁemɪˈsi̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,489
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Remission“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Remissionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rentenfonds“ (#89,491), „Reisebusse“ (#89,486), „Reproduzierbarkeit“ (#89,492). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Remission“ bei #89,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Remission is uncommon German at frequency #89,489 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁemɪˈsi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Remission in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Remission, spelled R-E-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rücksendung an den Absender/Versender
  2. 2
    (vorübergehendes) Abklingen von Krankheitssymptomen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Remissionen empfand Sung als geradezu unehrenhaft.“

Synonyms

Rücksendung

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 "Remission"?
"Remission" is spelled R-E-M-I-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁemɪˈsi̯oːn].
What does "Remission" mean?
As a noun, "Remission" means: Rücksendung an den Absender/Versender
How do you pronounce "Remission"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Remission" is [ʁemɪˈsi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Remission" come from?
"Remission" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Ratespiel#89,463Schachtes#89,520schildere#89,524seltenere#89,552

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list