Äquivalenz

[ˌɛkvivaˈlɛnt͡s]

/[ˌɛkvivaˈlɛnt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Äquivalenz” is uncommon German (frequency #58,493 among 75 “Ä” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,493
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gleichwertigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-aquivalenz · Äquivalenz · German

Äquivalenz · rank #58,493 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,493
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zwischenhändl…

Nearest frequency peer: Zwischenhändler (-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 „Äquivalenz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Äquivalenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordÄquivalenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɛkvivaˈlɛnt͡s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,493
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Äquivalenz“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zwischenhändler“ (#58,492), „Zwirn“ (#58,491), „übergewichtigen“ (#58,495). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „Äquivalenz“ bei #58,493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Äquivalenz is uncommon German at frequency #58,493 among 75 “Ä” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌɛkvivaˈlɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Äquivalenz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Äquivalenz, spelled Ä-Q-U-I-V-A-L-E-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gleichwertigkeit
  2. 2
    Relation, welche die Eigenschaften Reflexivität, Symmetrie und Transitivität in sich vereint

This word in other languages

equivalence(English)

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 "Äquivalenz"?
"Äquivalenz" is spelled Ä-Q-U-I-V-A-L-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɛkvivaˈlɛnt͡s].
What does "Äquivalenz" mean?
As a noun, "Äquivalenz" means: Gleichwertigkeit
How do you pronounce "Äquivalenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Äquivalenz" is [ˌɛkvivaˈlɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Äquivalenz" come from?
"Äquivalenz" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zurückhält#58,485zugebracht#58,481abgesetzte#58,511Wärmepumpe#58,466

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list