Resignation

/[ʁezɪɡnaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,756

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Resignation is aGermannoun. It means: Haltung des Verzichts auf eigene Aktivitäten unter dem Eindruck der Aussichtslosigkeit, eigene Ziele verwirklichen zu können Pronounced [ʁezɪɡnaˈt͡si̯oːn].

Key facts for Resignation
PropertyValue
HeadwordResignation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁezɪɡnaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#31,756
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Resignation is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁezɪɡnaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,756 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Resignation, with forms such as "ersignation", "reisgnation", and "resgination". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Resignation, spelled R-E-S-I-G-N-A-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
    Haltung des Verzichts auf eigene Aktivitäten unter dem Eindruck der Aussichtslosigkeit, eigene Ziele verwirklichen zu können
  2. 2
    veraltet: „freiwillige Niederlegung eines Amtes“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ersignation,reisgnation,resgination,resigantion,resiggnation,resignaiton,resignatino,resignationn,resignatoin,resignattion,resignnation,resigntaion,resingation,ressignation,rresignation,rseignation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Resignation

Misspelling Variants of "Resignation"

ersignation11reisgnation11resgination11resigantion11resiggnation12resignaiton11resignatino11resignationn12
Misspelling Variants of "Resignation"

Frequency rank: #31,756 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Resignation"?
"Resignation" is spelled R-E-S-I-G-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁezɪɡnaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Resignation" mean?
As a noun, "Resignation" means: Haltung des Verzichts auf eigene Aktivitäten unter dem Eindruck der Aussichtslosigkeit, eigene Ziele verwirklichen zu können
What are common misspellings of "Resignation"?
Common misspellings include "ersignation", "reisgnation", "resgination", "resigantion", "resiggnation". The correct spelling is "Resignation".
How do you pronounce "Resignation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Resignation" is [ʁezɪɡnaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Resignation" come from?
"Resignation" 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.