arrestieren

[ˌaʁɛsˈtiːʁən]

/[ˌaʁɛsˈtiːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“arrestieren” 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) - jemanden mit Arrest belegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-arrestieren · arrestieren · German

arrestieren · 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.

Key facts for arrestieren
PropertyValue
Headwordarrestieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌaʁɛsˈtiːʁən]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „arrestieren“ im Deutschen

arrestierensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arrestieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌaʁɛsˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden mit Arrest belegen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for arrestieren, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is arrestieren, spelled A-R-R-E-S-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden mit Arrest belegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Einer der Männer war ein alter Bekannter. Er gehörte zu den insgesamt 73 mutmaßlichen Seeräubern, welche die Niederländer im Verlauf ihrer Mission schon einmal arrestiert hatten.“
  2. „Dort wurde er [Conrad Ahlers] 1962 über Nacht weltweit bekannt, als seine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit der Verteidigungskonzeption der Bundesregierung („Bedingt abwehrbereit") die Spiegel-Affäre auslöste und Franz Josef Strauß ihn in Malaga arrestieren ließ.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arrestieren"?
"arrestieren" is spelled A-R-R-E-S-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌaʁɛsˈtiːʁən].
What does "arrestieren" mean?
As a verb, "arrestieren" means: jemanden mit Arrest belegen
How do you pronounce "arrestieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrestieren" is [ˌaʁɛsˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrestieren" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list