crowdsourcing

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The verdict

“crowdsourcing” is uncommon German (frequency #98,282 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,282
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs crowdsource

Corpus desk

Index DE-crowdsourcing · crowdsourcing · German

crowdsourcing · rank #98,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,282
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Curia

Nearest frequency peer: Curia (+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 „crowdsourcing“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for crowdsourcing
PropertyValue
Headwordcrowdsourcing
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters13
Frequency rank#98,282
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „crowdsourcing“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.crowdsourcingfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Curia“ (#98,283), „Crashtest“ (#98,280), „Dachziegeln“ (#98,285). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „crowdsourcing“ bei #98,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crowdsourcing is uncommon German at frequency #98,282 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs crowdsource".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for crowdsourcing, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is crowdsourcing, spelled C-R-O-W-D-S-O-U-R-C-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs crowdsource

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 "crowdsourcing"?
"crowdsourcing" is spelled C-R-O-W-D-S-O-U-R-C-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "crowdsourcing" mean?
As a verb, "crowdsourcing" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs crowdsource
How do you pronounce "crowdsourcing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crowdsourcing" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crowdsourcing" come from?
"crowdsourcing" 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 "crowdsourcing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Denkschriften#98,293durchgebracht#98,328durchreisende#98,331Brillengläser#98,230

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list