Retardation
[ʁetaʁdaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Retardation” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verzögerung in der Entwicklung; dies kann körperlich oder geistig sein oder andere Entwicklungsprozesse betreffen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Retardation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁetaʁdaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Retardation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Retardation is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁetaʁdaˈt͡si̯oːn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Verzögerung in der Entwicklung; dies kann körperlich oder geistig sein oder andere Entwicklungsprozesse betreffen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Retardation, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Retardation, spelled R-E-T-A-R-D-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Verzögerung in der Entwicklung; dies kann körperlich oder geistig sein oder andere Entwicklungsprozesse betreffen
Antonyms
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.
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Using “Retardation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-T-A-R-D-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁetaʁdaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.