charakterisierte

[kaʁakteʁiˈziːɐ̯tə]

/[kaʁakteʁiˈziːɐ̯tə]/ adj

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The verdict

“charakterisierte” is uncommon German (frequency #50,369 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,369
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakterisiert

Key facts for charakterisierte
PropertyValue
Headwordcharakterisierte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kaʁakteʁiˈziːɐ̯tə]
Letters16
Frequency rank#50,369
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “charakterisierte” 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). charakterisierte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

charakterisierte is uncommon German at frequency #50,369 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kaʁakteʁiˈziːɐ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for charakterisierte, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 charakterisierte, spelled C-H-A-R-A-K-T-E-R-I-S-I-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakterisiert
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakterisiert
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakterisiert
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakterisiert
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakterisiert
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakterisiert
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakterisiert
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakterisiert
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakterisiert

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 "charakterisierte"?
"charakterisierte" is spelled C-H-A-R-A-K-T-E-R-I-S-I-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁakteʁiˈziːɐ̯tə].
What does "charakterisierte" mean?
As an adjective, "charakterisierte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakterisiert
How do you pronounce "charakterisierte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charakterisierte" is [kaʁakteʁiˈziːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charakterisierte" come from?
"charakterisierte" 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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Using “charakterisierte”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-A-R-A-K-T-E-R-I-S-I-E-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaʁakteʁiˈziːɐ̯tə] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list