satisfaction

[ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən]

/[ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən]/ noun

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The verdict

“satisfaction” is uncommon German (frequency #85,792 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,792
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zufriedenheit, Behagen, Befriedigung

Corpus desk

Index DE-satisfaction · satisfaction · German

satisfaction · rank #85,792 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,792
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH saus

Nearest frequency peer: saus (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „satisfaction“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for satisfaction
PropertyValue
Headwordsatisfaction
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#85,792
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „satisfaction“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.satisfactionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „saus“ (#85,793), „schadete“ (#85,794), „Sanddünen“ (#85,789). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „satisfaction“ bei #85,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

satisfaction is uncommon German at frequency #85,792 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for satisfaction in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is satisfaction, spelled S-A-T-I-S-F-A-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zufriedenheit, Behagen, Befriedigung
  2. 2
    Genugtuung, Zahlung, Begleichung

Synonyms

pleasure

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 "satisfaction"?
"satisfaction" is spelled S-A-T-I-S-F-A-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən].
What does "satisfaction" mean?
As a noun, "satisfaction" means: Zufriedenheit, Behagen, Befriedigung
How do you pronounce "satisfaction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "satisfaction" is [ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "satisfaction" come from?
"satisfaction" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schauinsland#85,798Rückschritte#85,782Schlussrunde#85,808Routenplaner#85,774

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list