adoptieren

/[adɔpˈtiːʁən]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,877

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

adoptieren is aGermanverb. It means: jemanden als Kind annehmen Pronounced [adɔpˈtiːʁən]. Often confused with adoptiert.

Key facts for adoptieren
PropertyValue
Headwordadoptieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[adɔpˈtiːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,877
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for adoptieren is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [adɔpˈtiːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,877 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for adoptieren, with forms such as "addoptieren", "adopiteren", and "adopptieren". 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, "adoptiert", 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 adoptieren, spelled A-D-O-P-T-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden als Kind annehmen
  2. 2
    etwas übernehmen, sich zu eigen machen
  3. 3
    sich kümmern um etwas/jemanden

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: addoptieren,adopiteren,adopptieren,adopteiren,adoptieern,adoptierenn,adoptierne,adoptierren,adoptireen,adopttieren,adotpieren,adpotieren,aodptieren,daoptieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for adoptieren

Misspelling Variants of "adoptieren"

addoptieren11adopiteren10adopptieren11adopteiren10adoptieern10adoptierenn11adoptierne10adoptierren11
Misspelling Variants of "adoptieren"

Frequency rank: #25,877 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adoptieren"?
"adoptieren" is spelled A-D-O-P-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [adɔpˈtiːʁən].
What does "adoptieren" mean?
As a verb, "adoptieren" means: jemanden als Kind annehmen
What words are commonly confused with "adoptieren"?
"adoptieren" is commonly confused with "adoptiert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adoptieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adoptieren" is [adɔpˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adoptieren" come from?
"adoptieren" 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.