Auktionator

[aʊ̯kt͡si̯oˈnaːtoːɐ̯]

/[aʊ̯kt͡si̯oˈnaːtoːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Auktionator” is uncommon German (frequency #74,325 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,325
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der eine Versteigerung, eine Auktion, leitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-auktionator · Auktionator · German

Auktionator · rank #74,325 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,325
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufzuschlagen

Nearest frequency peer: aufzuschlagen (-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 „Auktionator“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Auktionator
PropertyValue
HeadwordAuktionator
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʊ̯kt͡si̯oˈnaːtoːɐ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#74,325
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Auktionator“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Auktionatorfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „aufzuschlagen“ (#74,324), „ausartet“ (#74,326), „aufzeichnet“ (#74,323). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Auktionator“ bei #74,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Auktionator is uncommon German at frequency #74,325 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʊ̯kt͡si̯oˈnaːtoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der eine Versteigerung, eine Auktion, leitet".

No misspelling variants are generated for Auktionator in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Auktionator, spelled A-U-K-T-I-O-N-A-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der eine Versteigerung, eine Auktion, leitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Auktionator kündigte nun das nächste Los an, ein Gemälde von T. Schwablinsky.
  2. Das höchste Gebot, dass der Auktionator an dem Tag annahm, waren 35 000 € für eine Halskette.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Auktionator"?
"Auktionator" is spelled A-U-K-T-I-O-N-A-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯kt͡si̯oˈnaːtoːɐ̯].
What does "Auktionator" mean?
As a noun, "Auktionator" means: jemand, der eine Versteigerung, eine Auktion, leitet
How do you pronounce "Auktionator"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Auktionator" is [aʊ̯kt͡si̯oˈnaːtoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Auktionator" come from?
"Auktionator" 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 "Auktionator", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list