Autarkie

[aʊ̯taʁˈkiː]

/[aʊ̯taʁˈkiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Autarkie” is uncommon German (frequency #89,983 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,983
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Fähigkeit, sich (mit Rohstoffen und Waren) selbst zu versorgen

Corpus desk

Index DE-autarkie · Autarkie · German

Autarkie · rank #89,983 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,983
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH auswählte

Nearest frequency peer: auswählte (-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 „Autarkie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Autarkie
PropertyValue
HeadwordAutarkie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʊ̯taʁˈkiː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,983
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Autarkie“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Autarkiefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „auswählte“ (#89,982), „Ausstellungsräumen“ (#89,981), „Ayatollah“ (#89,985). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Autarkie“ bei #89,983. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Autarkie is uncommon German at frequency #89,983 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʊ̯taʁˈkiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Autarkie in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Autarkie, spelled A-U-T-A-R-K-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Fähigkeit, sich (mit Rohstoffen und Waren) selbst zu versorgen
  2. 2
    Unabhängigkeit von äußeren Einflüssen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Durch die Insellage wurde die Autarkie des Landes selbstverständlich.

This word in other languages

autarky(English)autarquía(Español)autosuffisance(Français)autarquia(Português)

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 "Autarkie"?
"Autarkie" is spelled A-U-T-A-R-K-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯taʁˈkiː].
What does "Autarkie" mean?
As a noun, "Autarkie" means: die Fähigkeit, sich (mit Rohstoffen und Waren) selbst zu versorgen
How do you pronounce "Autarkie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Autarkie" is [aʊ̯taʁˈkiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Autarkie" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aussagte#89,978Banausen#89,996Bandwurm#89,997betörend#90,044

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list