Angelobung

[ˈanɡəˌloːbʊŋ]

/[ˈanɡəˌloːbʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Angelobung” is uncommon German (frequency #77,662 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,662
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feierliche Verpflichtung zur gesetzestreuen und gewissenhaften Ausübung übertragener Funktionen (durch ein Gelöbnis), unter anderem für politische Abgeordnete, Richter, Soldaten und Beamte

Corpus desk

Index DE-angelobung · Angelobung · German

Angelobung · rank #77,662 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,662
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angehe

Nearest frequency peer: angehe (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Angelobung”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Angelobung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Angelobung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAngelobung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanɡəˌloːbʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,662
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Angelobung” sits in German frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Angelobung lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Angelobung is uncommon German at frequency #77,662 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanɡəˌloːbʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feierliche Verpflichtung zur gesetzestreuen und gewissenhaften Ausübung übertragener Funktionen (durch ein Gelöbnis), unter anderem für politische Abgeordnete, Richter, Soldaten und Beamte".

Angelobung has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Angelobung, spelled A-N-G-E-L-O-B-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    feierliche Verpflichtung zur gesetzestreuen und gewissenhaften Ausübung übertragener Funktionen (durch ein Gelöbnis), unter anderem für politische Abgeordnete, Richter, Soldaten und Beamte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Angelobung der österreichischen Bundesregierung Faymann II ist für den 16. Dezember 2013 geplant.
  2. „Bundespräsident Dr. Heinz Fischer wird am Montag, den 16. Dezember 2013 die Ernennung und Angelobung der neuen Bundesregierung und der neuen Staatssekretäre um 11.00 Uhr im Maria Theresien-Zimmer der Präsidentschaftskanzlei vornehmen.“

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Angelobung"?
"Angelobung" is spelled A-N-G-E-L-O-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanɡəˌloːbʊŋ].
What does "Angelobung" mean?
As a noun, "Angelobung" means: feierliche Verpflichtung zur gesetzestreuen und gewissenhaften Ausübung übertragener Funktionen (durch ein Gelöbnis), unter anderem für politische Abgeordnete, Richter, Soldaten und Beamte
How do you pronounce "Angelobung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Angelobung" is [ˈanɡəˌloːbʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list