Variation

/[vaʁiaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,110

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Variation is aGermannoun. It means: das Variieren; das Abwandeln oder auch das Verändern von etwas Pronounced [vaʁiaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Often confused with Variationen.

Key facts for Variation
PropertyValue
HeadwordVariation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vaʁiaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,110
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Variation is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [vaʁiaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,110 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Variation, with forms such as "avriation", "vairation", and "varaition". 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, "Variationen", 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 Variation, spelled V-A-R-I-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
    das Variieren; das Abwandeln oder auch das Verändern von etwas
  2. 2
    das Variierte; das Abgewandelte von etwas
  3. 3
    Abwandlung des musikalischen Themas
  4. 4
    ein Fachbegriff mit unterschiedlicher Bedeutung in den verschiedenen Teilgebieten

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: avriation,vairation,varaition,variaiton,variatino,variationn,variatoin,variattion,varitaion,varriation,vraiation,vvariation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Variation

Misspelling Variants of "Variation"

avriation9vairation9varaition9variaiton9variatino9variationn10variatoin9variattion10
Misspelling Variants of "Variation"

Frequency rank: #18,110 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Variation"?
"Variation" is spelled V-A-R-I-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [vaʁiaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Variation" mean?
As a noun, "Variation" means: das Variieren; das Abwandeln oder auch das Verändern von etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Variation"?
"Variation" is commonly confused with "Variationen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Variation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Variation" is [vaʁiaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Variation" come from?
"Variation" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.