ségrégation

[se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ̃]

/[se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ̃]/ noun

The verdict

“ségrégation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abtrennung

Corpus desk

Index DE-segregation · ségrégation · German

ségrégation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ségrégation
PropertyValue
Headwordségrégation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ̃]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ségrégation“ im Deutschen

ségrégationliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ségrégation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abtrennung".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ségrégation in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ségrégation, spelled S-É-G-R-É-G-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abtrennung

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ségrégation"?
"ségrégation" is spelled S-É-G-R-É-G-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ̃].
What does "ségrégation" mean?
As a noun, "ségrégation" means: Abtrennung
How do you pronounce "ségrégation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ségrégation" is [se.ɡʁe.ɡa.sjɔ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ségrégation" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list