Zivilisation

[t͡sivilizaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[t͡sivilizaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zivilisation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,975. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,975
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kulturkreis mehrerer Gesellschaften innerhalb eines geschichtlichen Zeitabschnitts

Corpus desk

Index DE-zivilisation · Zivilisation · German

Zivilisation · rank #8,975 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,975
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wolff

Nearest frequency peer: Wolff (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Zivilisation“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Zivilisation“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Zivilisation vs Zivilisationen
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Zivilisation
PropertyValue
HeadwordZivilisation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡sivilizaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#8,975
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zivilisation“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zivilisationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wolff“ (#8,974), „zunehmende“ (#8,976), „Wirksamkeit“ (#8,973). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zivilisation“ bei #8,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Zivilisation (IPA [t͡sivilizaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,975 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zivilisation, with forms such as "izvilisation", "ziivlisation", and "ziviilsation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Zivilisationen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Zivilisation, spelled Z-I-V-I-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kulturkreis mehrerer Gesellschaften innerhalb eines geschichtlichen Zeitabschnitts
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit der Eigenschaften des erreichten Fortschritts
  3. 3
    durch Bildung verfeinerte Lebensart

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Zivilisation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Geschichte des antiken Griechenlands, das die Entwicklung der europäischen Zivilisation maßgeblich mitgeprägt hat, umfasst etwa den Zeitraum vom 8. Jahrhundert v. Chr. […] bis 146 v. Chr. […].“
  2. „Zwischen beiden Wörtern liegt eine riesige Zeitspanne und die Entwicklung einer ganzen Zivilisation.“

This word in other languages

civilisation(English)civilización(Español)civilisation(Français)civilização(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • izvilisation
  • ziivlisation
  • ziviilsation
  • ziviliastion
  • zivilisaiton
  • zivilisatino
  • zivilisationn
  • zivilisatoin
  • zivilisattion
  • zivilissation
  • zivilistaion
  • zivillisation
  • zivilsiation
  • zivliisation
  • zivvilisation
  • zviilisation
  • zzivilisation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zivilisation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

izvilisation2ziivlisation2ziviilsation2ziviliastion2zivilisaiton2zivilisatino2zivilisationn1zivilisatoin2
Edit distance from "Zivilisation"

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 "Zivilisation"?
"Zivilisation" is spelled Z-I-V-I-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sivilizaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Zivilisation" mean?
As a noun, "Zivilisation" means: Kulturkreis mehrerer Gesellschaften innerhalb eines geschichtlichen Zeitabschnitts
What words are commonly confused with "Zivilisation"?
"Zivilisation" is commonly confused with "Zivilisationen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zivilisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zivilisation" is [t͡sivilizaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zivilisation" come from?
"Zivilisation" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zivilisation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Streitkräfte#8,951einheitliche#9,007fotografiert#9,023Krankenkasse#9,054

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Wirksamkeit17 variantsDisziplinen17 variantsspezifische17 variantsPräsidentin17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list