collagieren

[kɔlaˈʒiːʁən]

/[kɔlaˈʒiːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“collagieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Collage herstellen; als Collage zusammensetzen; aus verschiedenen Materalien, Komponenten oder Elementen zusammenstellen

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Index DE-collagieren · collagieren · German

collagieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for collagieren
PropertyValue
Headwordcollagieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɔlaˈʒiːʁən]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „collagieren“ im Deutschen

collagierenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

collagieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kɔlaˈʒiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Collage herstellen; als Collage zusammensetzen; aus verschiedenen Materalien, Komponenten oder Elementen zusammenstellen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for collagieren, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 collagieren, spelled C-O-L-L-A-G-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Collage herstellen; als Collage zusammensetzen; aus verschiedenen Materalien, Komponenten oder Elementen zusammenstellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Videos aus Überwachungskameras zu collagieren sei aber das avancierteste Verfahren der Videokunstproduktion, das es zurzeit gäbe.
  2. In der letzten Zeit kamen Gezeichnetes, Gemaltes und Geklebtes immer mehr zu einer spannungsvollen Verbindung, und er begann große Bilder zu malen und zu collagieren.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "collagieren"?
"collagieren" is spelled C-O-L-L-A-G-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔlaˈʒiːʁən].
What does "collagieren" mean?
As a verb, "collagieren" means: eine Collage herstellen; als Collage zusammensetzen; aus verschiedenen Materalien, Komponenten oder Elementen zusammenstellen
How do you pronounce "collagieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "collagieren" is [kɔlaˈʒiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "collagieren" come from?
"collagieren" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list