Spaltungen

[ˈʃpaltʊŋən]

/[ˈʃpaltʊŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spaltungen” is uncommon German (frequency #80,937 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,937
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spaltung

Key facts for Spaltungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpaltungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpaltʊŋən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#80,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Spaltungen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Spaltungen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spaltungen is uncommon German at frequency #80,937 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpaltʊŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Spaltungen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Spaltungen, spelled S-P-A-L-T-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spaltung
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Spaltung
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spaltung
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Spaltung

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 "Spaltungen"?
"Spaltungen" is spelled S-P-A-L-T-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaltʊŋən].
What does "Spaltungen" mean?
As a noun, "Spaltungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spaltung
How do you pronounce "Spaltungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spaltungen" is [ˈʃpaltʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spaltungen" come from?
"Spaltungen" 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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Using “Spaltungen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-A-L-T-U-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpaltʊŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list