archivieren

[aʁçiˈviːʁən]

/[aʁçiˈviːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“archivieren” is uncommon German (frequency #63,111 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,111
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schriftgut in einem Archiv aufnehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-archivieren · archivieren · German

archivieren · rank #63,111 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,111
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbeitskreise

Nearest frequency peer: Arbeitskreise (-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 „archivieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for archivieren
PropertyValue
Headwordarchivieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aʁçiˈviːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#63,111
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „archivieren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Arbeitskreise“ (#63,110), „Ardennen“ (#63,112), „anzündet“ (#63,109). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „archivieren“ bei #63,111. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

archivieren is uncommon German at frequency #63,111 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aʁçiˈviːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

archivieren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is archivieren, spelled A-R-C-H-I-V-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schriftgut in einem Archiv aufnehmen
  2. 2
    Daten zur Aufbewahrung sichern/speichern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach der Aufklärung der Mordserie wurden die Akten archiviert.
  2. Die Bilder aus seinem Urlaub hat er auf seiner externen Festplatte archiviert.

This word in other languages

archive(English)archiver(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 "archivieren"?
"archivieren" is spelled A-R-C-H-I-V-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aʁçiˈviːʁən].
What does "archivieren" mean?
As a verb, "archivieren" means: Schriftgut in einem Archiv aufnehmen
How do you pronounce "archivieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "archivieren" is [aʁçiˈviːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "archivieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

akustischer#63,094aktivierten#63,093Autofahrten#63,134Absolventin#63,083

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list