attestieren

[atɛsˈtiːʁən]

/[atɛsˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“attestieren” is uncommon German (frequency #61,294 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,294
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas bescheinigen, jemandem etwas zugestehen

Key facts for attestieren
PropertyValue
Headwordattestieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[atɛsˈtiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,294
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “attestieren” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). attestieren lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

attestieren is uncommon German at frequency #61,294 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [atɛsˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for attestieren, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 attestieren, spelled A-T-T-E-S-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas bescheinigen, jemandem etwas zugestehen
  2. 2
    jemandem eine Attestation ausstellen

Synonyms

bezeugenbescheinigenkonzedierenquittierentestierenzugestehen

Antonyms

absprechenverneinen

This word in other languages

certify(English)atestar(Español)certifier(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 "attestieren"?
"attestieren" is spelled A-T-T-E-S-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [atɛsˈtiːʁən].
What does "attestieren" mean?
As a verb, "attestieren" means: etwas bescheinigen, jemandem etwas zugestehen
How do you pronounce "attestieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "attestieren" is [atɛsˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "attestieren" come from?
"attestieren" 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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Using “attestieren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-T-T-E-S-T-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [atɛsˈtiːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list