Sedimentation

[ˌzedimɛntaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˌzedimɛntaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sedimentation” is uncommon German (frequency #90,879 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,879
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Ablagern/Absetzen von Teilchen aus Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen unter dem Einfluss der Schwerkraft und anderen Kräften, wie zum Beispiel der Fliehkraft in einer Zentrifuge

Corpus desk

Index DE-sedimentation · Sedimentation · German

Sedimentation · rank #90,879 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,879
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seeberg

Nearest frequency peer: Seeberg (+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 „Sedimentation“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sedimentation
PropertyValue
HeadwordSedimentation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌzedimɛntaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#90,879
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sedimentation“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Seeberg“ (#90,880), „Schönbergs“ (#90,876), „Sekretäre“ (#90,882). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sedimentation“ bei #90,879. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sedimentation is uncommon German at frequency #90,879 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌzedimɛntaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Ablagern/Absetzen von Teilchen aus Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen unter dem Einfluss der Schwerkraft und anderen Kräften, wie zum Beispiel der Fliehkraft in einer Zentrifuge".

Zero misspellings are on record for Sedimentation in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sedimentation, spelled S-E-D-I-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Ablagern/Absetzen von Teilchen aus Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen unter dem Einfluss der Schwerkraft und anderen Kräften, wie zum Beispiel der Fliehkraft in einer Zentrifuge

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sedimentationen sind ein interessantes Forschungsgebiet der Geologie.

Synonyms

SedimentierungAblagerung

This word in other languages

sedimentation(English)sedimentación(Español)sédimentation(Français)

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 "Sedimentation"?
"Sedimentation" is spelled S-E-D-I-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌzedimɛntaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Sedimentation" mean?
As a noun, "Sedimentation" means: das Ablagern/Absetzen von Teilchen aus Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen unter dem Einfluss der Schwerkraft und anderen Kräften, wie zum Beispiel der Fliehkraft in einer Zentrifuge
How do you pronounce "Sedimentation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sedimentation" is [ˌzedimɛntaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sedimentation" come from?
"Sedimentation" 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 "Sedimentation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list