Aufenthaltsgenehmigung

[ˈaʊ̯fʔɛnthalt͡sɡəˌneːmɪɡʊŋ]

/[ˈaʊ̯fʔɛnthalt͡sɡəˌneːmɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Aufenthaltsgenehmigung” is a German headword at frequency #47,956, used as a noun.

#47,956
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - behördlich erteilte Berechtigung, für eine bestimmte Zeit im Land bleiben zu dürfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufenthaltsgenehmigung · Aufenthaltsgenehmigung · German

Aufenthaltsgenehmigung · rank #47,956 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,956
  • LEN-MEGA 22 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 113,935
  • PHOTO-FINISH atmosphärisch

Nearest frequency peer: atmosphärisch (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Aufenthaltsgenehmigung”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Aufenthaltsgenehmigung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Aufenthaltsgenehmigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAufenthaltsgenehmigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fʔɛnthalt͡sɡəˌneːmɪɡʊŋ]
Letters22
Frequency rank#47,956
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Aufenthaltsgenehmigung” 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). Aufenthaltsgenehmigung lands here:

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

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

Spelling & dictionary insight

The German entry for Aufenthaltsgenehmigung is 22 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fʔɛnthalt͡sɡəˌneːmɪɡʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,956 in overall German word frequency among 113,935 “A” headwords. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "behördlich erteilte Berechtigung, für eine bestimmte Zeit im Land bleiben zu dürfen".

Aufenthaltsgenehmigung has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Aufenthaltsgenehmigung, spelled A-U-F-E-N-T-H-A-L-T-S-G-E-N-E-H-M-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    behördlich erteilte Berechtigung, für eine bestimmte Zeit im Land bleiben zu dürfen

Antonyms

Ausreiseverpflichtung

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aufenthaltsgenehmigung"?
"Aufenthaltsgenehmigung" is spelled A-U-F-E-N-T-H-A-L-T-S-G-E-N-E-H-M-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fʔɛnthalt͡sɡəˌneːmɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Aufenthaltsgenehmigung" mean?
As a noun, "Aufenthaltsgenehmigung" means: behördlich erteilte Berechtigung, für eine bestimmte Zeit im Land bleiben zu dürfen
How do you pronounce "Aufenthaltsgenehmigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aufenthaltsgenehmigung" is [ˈaʊ̯fʔɛnthalt͡sɡəˌneːmɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aufenthaltsgenehmigung" come from?
"Aufenthaltsgenehmigung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 22 letters (nearest by frequency 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