adressieren

[adʁɛˈsiːʁən]

/[adʁɛˈsiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“adressieren” is uncommon German (frequency #64,008 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,008
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einer Adresse, einer Anschrift versehen, beschriften

Corpus desk

Index DE-adressieren · adressieren · German

adressieren · rank #64,008 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,008
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH actions

Nearest frequency peer: actions (-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 „adressieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adressieren
PropertyValue
Headwordadressieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[adʁɛˈsiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,008
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „adressieren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „actions“ (#64,007), „Advents“ (#64,009), „achtzehnten“ (#64,006). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „adressieren“ bei #64,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adressieren is uncommon German at frequency #64,008 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [adʁɛˈsiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for adressieren in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is adressieren, spelled A-D-R-E-S-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einer Adresse, einer Anschrift versehen, beschriften
  2. 2
    etwas an jemanden richten
  3. 3
    etwas ansprechen, etwas aufgreifen, sich mit etwas befassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vor 50 Jahren wurden Geschäftsbriefe von Hand adressiert, heute übernimmt das der Personalcomputer.
  2. Er adressierte seine Worte an die Belegschaft.

This word in other languages

address(English)dirigir(Español)adresser(Français)

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 "adressieren"?
"adressieren" is spelled A-D-R-E-S-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [adʁɛˈsiːʁən].
What does "adressieren" mean?
As a verb, "adressieren" means: mit einer Adresse, einer Anschrift versehen, beschriften
How do you pronounce "adressieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adressieren" is [adʁɛˈsiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

achtzehnten#64,006abzuweichen#64,003abspeichern#63,997Amphetamine#64,024

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list