Antiquariat

[antikvaˈʁi̯aːt]

/[antikvaˈʁi̯aːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Antiquariat” is uncommon German (frequency #51,104 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,104
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Geschäft, das sich auf den Handel mit alten und gebrauchten Büchern spezialisiert hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-antiquariat · Antiquariat · German

Antiquariat · rank #51,104 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,104
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Antifaschist

Nearest frequency peer: Antifaschist (-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 „Antiquariat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Antiquariat
PropertyValue
HeadwordAntiquariat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[antikvaˈʁi̯aːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Antiquariat“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Antiquariatfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Antifaschist“ (#51,103), „Anwendungsfall“ (#51,105), „Ansuchen“ (#51,102). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Antiquariat“ bei #51,104. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Antiquariat is uncommon German at frequency #51,104 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [antikvaˈʁi̯aːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Antiquariat, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Antiquariat, spelled A-N-T-I-Q-U-A-R-I-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Geschäft, das sich auf den Handel mit alten und gebrauchten Büchern spezialisiert hat
  2. 2
    der Handel mit alten Büchern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei uns im Viertel ist ein Antiquariat, das sich auf wissenschaftliche Bücher konzentriert hat.
  2. „Im übrigen versuchte er, seine alten Gänge durch die noch unverbauten Teile der Südstadt wieder aufzunehmen und in Antiquariaten nach interessanten Büchern zu suchen.“

This word in other languages

librería anticuaria(Español)bouquinerie(Français)antiquário(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 "Antiquariat"?
"Antiquariat" is spelled A-N-T-I-Q-U-A-R-I-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [antikvaˈʁi̯aːt].
What does "Antiquariat" mean?
As a noun, "Antiquariat" means: ein Geschäft, das sich auf den Handel mit alten und gebrauchten Büchern spezialisiert hat
How do you pronounce "Antiquariat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Antiquariat" is [antikvaˈʁi̯aːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Antiquariat" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Anlieferung#51,100Archivalien#51,111artikuliert#51,115assimiliert#51,117

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list