Television

[teləviˈzi̯oːn]

/[teləviˈzi̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Television” is an uncommon German word, ranked #50,919 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#50,919
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Medium mit Bild- und Tonübertragung

Key facts for Television
PropertyValue
HeadwordTelevision
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[teləviˈzi̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,919
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Television” 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). Television lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Television is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [teləviˈzi̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,919 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Medium mit Bild- und Tonübertragung".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Television, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Television, spelled T-E-L-E-V-I-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Medium mit Bild- und Tonübertragung

Synonyms

Fernsehen

This word in other languages

télévision(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 "Television"?
"Television" is spelled T-E-L-E-V-I-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [teləviˈzi̯oːn].
What does "Television" mean?
As a noun, "Television" means: Medium mit Bild- und Tonübertragung
How do you pronounce "Television"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Television" is [teləviˈzi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Television" come from?
"Television" 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 “Television”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is T-E-L-E-V-I-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [teləviˈzi̯oːn] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list