Transformation

/[tʁansfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

14 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,641

in German word usage

Misspellings

22

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Transformation is aGermannoun. It means: eine deutliche Veränderung einer grundlegenden Eigenschaft, zum Beispiel der Form Pronounced [tʁansfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn]. It ranks #9,641 in German word frequency. Often confused with Transformationen.

Key facts for Transformation
PropertyValue
HeadwordTransformation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁansfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters14
Frequency rank#9,641
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Transformation in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Transformation is 14 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tʁansfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,641 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 22 documented wrong-spelling variants for Transformation, with forms such as "rtansformation", "tarnsformation", and "tranfsormation". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Transformationen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Transformation, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine deutliche Veränderung einer grundlegenden Eigenschaft, zum Beispiel der Form
  2. 2
    Umformung, die an Sprachstrukturen oder auch an Syntagmen vorgenommen wird; zentraler Begriff der strukturalistischen und der generativen Grammatik

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtansformation,tarnsformation,tranfsormation,trannsformation,transfformation,transfomration,transforamtion,transformaiton,transformatino,transformationn,transformatoin,transformattion,transformmation,transformtaion,transforrmation,transfromation,transofrmation,transsformation,trasnformation,trnasformation,trransformation,ttransformation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Transformation

Misspelling Variants of "Transformation"

rtansformation14tarnsformation14tranfsormation14trannsformation15transfformation15transfomration14transforamtion14transformaiton14
Misspelling Variants of "Transformation"

Frequency rank: #9,641 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Transformation"?
"Transformation" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁansfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Transformation" mean?
As a noun, "Transformation" means: eine deutliche Veränderung einer grundlegenden Eigenschaft, zum Beispiel der Form
What words are commonly confused with "Transformation"?
"Transformation" is commonly confused with "Transformationen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Transformation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Transformation" is [tʁansfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Transformation" come from?
"Transformation" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.