approbieren
[apʁoˈbiːʁən]
The verdict
“approbieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - billigen, bestätigen, gutheißen
Corpus desk
Index DE-approbieren · approbieren · German
approbieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | approbieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [apʁoˈbiːʁən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „approbieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
approbieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [apʁoˈbiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for approbieren, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is approbieren, spelled A-P-P-R-O-B-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1billigen, bestätigen, gutheißen
- 2genehmigen von Schulbüchern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how approbieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie ist von den Bischofskonferenzen aufzustellen, von Zeit zu Zeit zu revidieren und vom Apostolischen Stuhl zu approbieren.
„Auf Unterrichtsmittel für den Religionsunterricht sind die genannten Bestimmungen nicht anzuwenden, weil diese Unterrichtsmittel durch die Religionsgemeinschaft zu approbieren sind […].“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.