Aufwandsentschädigung

[ˈaʊ̯fvant͡sʔɛntˌʃɛːdɪɡʊŋ]

/[ˈaʊ̯fvant͡sʔɛntˌʃɛːdɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Aufwandsentschädigung” is a German headword at frequency #43,022, used as a noun.

#43,022
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausgleich für entstandene Kosten

Corpus desk

Index DE-aufwandsentschadigung · Aufwandsentschädigung · German

Aufwandsentschädigung · rank #43,022 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,022
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufwache

Nearest frequency peer: aufwache (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarschaft für „Aufwandsentschädigung“

Niedrigerer Corpus-Rang = gebräuchlicher (invertierte Balkenlänge)

corpus weight

What this shows Balken zeigen, wo „Aufwandsentschädigung“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata im FrequencyWords-Band sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aufwandsentschädigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAufwandsentschädigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fvant͡sʔɛntˌʃɛːdɪɡʊŋ]
Letters21
Frequency rank#43,022
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rangmarke für „Aufwandsentschädigung“ auf der deutschen Häufigkeitsskala

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Aufwandsentschädigungliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aufwache“ (#43,021), „ausbaden“ (#43,023), „aufsteigende“ (#43,020). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aufwandsentschädigung“ bei #43,022. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & dictionary insight

The German entry for Aufwandsentschädigung is 21 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fvant͡sʔɛntˌʃɛːdɪɡʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,022 in overall German word frequency among 6,976 “A” headwords. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ausgleich für entstandene Kosten".

No misspelling variants are generated for Aufwandsentschädigung in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Aufwandsentschädigung, spelled A-U-F-W-A-N-D-S-E-N-T-S-C-H-Ä-D-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausgleich für entstandene Kosten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aufwandsentschädigungen für Blutspender sind seit langer Zeit umstritten.
  2. Die Wahlhelfer haben beschlossen, die Aufwandsentschädigung zu spenden.

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 "Aufwandsentschädigung"?
"Aufwandsentschädigung" is spelled A-U-F-W-A-N-D-S-E-N-T-S-C-H-Ä-D-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fvant͡sʔɛntˌʃɛːdɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Aufwandsentschädigung" mean?
As a noun, "Aufwandsentschädigung" means: Ausgleich für entstandene Kosten
How do you pronounce "Aufwandsentschädigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aufwandsentschädigung" is [ˈaʊ̯fvant͡sʔɛntˌʃɛːdɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aufwandsentschädigung" come from?
"Aufwandsentschädigung" 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 "Aufwandsentschädigung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 21 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list