Emeritierung

[emeʁiˈtiːʁʊŋ]

/[emeʁiˈtiːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Emeritierung” is uncommon German (frequency #91,518 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,518
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Versetzung eines Professors oder eines Geistlichen in den Ruhestand, das heißt Entbindung von ihren Amtspflichten

Corpus desk

Index DE-emeritierung · Emeritierung · German

Emeritierung · rank #91,518 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,518
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH empfehlenswer…

Nearest frequency peer: empfehlenswerter (+2 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 „Emeritierung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Emeritierung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmeritierung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[emeʁiˈtiːʁʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#91,518
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Emeritierung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „empfehlenswerter“ (#91,520), „eintreffende“ (#91,515), „Enddarm“ (#91,521). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Emeritierung“ bei #91,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Emeritierung is uncommon German at frequency #91,518 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [emeʁiˈtiːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Versetzung eines Professors oder eines Geistlichen in den Ruhestand, das heißt Entbindung von ihren Amtspflichten".

Emeritierung has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Emeritierung, spelled E-M-E-R-I-T-I-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Versetzung eines Professors oder eines Geistlichen in den Ruhestand, das heißt Entbindung von ihren Amtspflichten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Daß Lämmerts bevorstehende Emeritierung nun mit der Aufhebung des literarischen und geisteswissenschaftlichen Schismas zusammenfällt, ist ein lebensgeschichtlicher Zufall, allerdings ein vielsagender.“

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 "Emeritierung"?
"Emeritierung" is spelled E-M-E-R-I-T-I-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [emeʁiˈtiːʁʊŋ].
What does "Emeritierung" mean?
As a noun, "Emeritierung" means: Versetzung eines Professors oder eines Geistlichen in den Ruhestand, das heißt Entbindung von ihren Amtspflichten
How do you pronounce "Emeritierung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Emeritierung" is [emeʁiˈtiːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Emeritierung" come from?
"Emeritierung" 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 "Emeritierung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eintreffende#91,515enttäuschter#91,531Erbkrankheit#91,534ernüchternde#91,544

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list