adaptieren

[ˌadapˈtiːʁən]

/[ˌadapˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“adaptieren” is uncommon German (frequency #60,318 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,318
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas an andere Gegebenheiten anpassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-adaptieren · adaptieren · German

adaptieren · rank #60,318 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,318
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abzuschieben

Nearest frequency peer: abzuschieben (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „adaptieren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „adaptieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adaptieren
PropertyValue
Headwordadaptieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌadapˈtiːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,318
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „adaptieren“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.adaptierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „abzuschieben“ (#60,317), „absondern“ (#60,316), „affair“ (#60,320). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „adaptieren“ bei #60,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adaptieren is uncommon German at frequency #60,318 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌadapˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for adaptieren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is adaptieren, spelled A-D-A-P-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas an andere Gegebenheiten anpassen
  2. 2
    sich an wechselnde Lichtverhältnisse anpassen
  3. 3
    eine Wohnung oder Räume für einen bestimmten Zweck herrichten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Puvogel hat diesen epischen Roman glänzend für die Bühne adaptiert.
  2. Frank Elstner adaptierte verschiedene amerikanische Formate fürs deutsche Fernsehen.

Synonyms

bearbeitenanpassenherrichten

Antonyms

akkommodieren

This word in other languages

adapt(English)adaptar(Español)adapter(Français)adaptar(Português)

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 "adaptieren"?
"adaptieren" is spelled A-D-A-P-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌadapˈtiːʁən].
What does "adaptieren" mean?
As a verb, "adaptieren" means: etwas an andere Gegebenheiten anpassen
How do you pronounce "adaptieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adaptieren" is [ˌadapˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adaptieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aborigines#60,313angeregten#60,330antipathie#60,336anzuklagen#60,338

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list