Datendiebstahl

[ˈdaːtn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl]

/[ˈdaːtn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Datendiebstahl” is uncommon German (frequency #91,454 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,454
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tatbestand, dass sich jemand widerrechtlich personen- oder sachbezogene, geheime Daten beschafft

Corpus desk

Index DE-datendiebstahl · Datendiebstahl · German

Datendiebstahl · rank #91,454 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,454
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Datenpakete

Nearest frequency peer: Datenpakete (+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 „Datendiebstahl“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Datendiebstahl
PropertyValue
HeadwordDatendiebstahl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdaːtn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl]
Letters14
Frequency rank#91,454
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Datendiebstahl“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Datendiebstahlfällt 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: „Datenpakete“ (#91,455), „Dashcam“ (#91,452), „Dauerlauf“ (#91,456). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Datendiebstahl“ bei #91,454. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Datendiebstahl is uncommon German at frequency #91,454 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdaːtn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tatbestand, dass sich jemand widerrechtlich personen- oder sachbezogene, geheime Daten beschafft".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Datendiebstahl, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Datendiebstahl, spelled D-A-T-E-N-D-I-E-B-S-T-A-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tatbestand, dass sich jemand widerrechtlich personen- oder sachbezogene, geheime Daten beschafft

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Auch der aktuelle Datendiebstahl mache deutlich, dass Nutzer sehr sorgfältig abwägen müssten, welche persönlichen Daten sie online preisgeben.“

Synonyms

Datenklau

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 "Datendiebstahl"?
"Datendiebstahl" is spelled D-A-T-E-N-D-I-E-B-S-T-A-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdaːtn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl].
What does "Datendiebstahl" mean?
As a noun, "Datendiebstahl" means: Tatbestand, dass sich jemand widerrechtlich personen- oder sachbezogene, geheime Daten beschafft
How do you pronounce "Datendiebstahl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Datendiebstahl" is [ˈdaːtn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Datendiebstahl" come from?
"Datendiebstahl" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list