emigrieren

[emiˈɡʁiːʁən]

/[emiˈɡʁiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“emigrieren” is uncommon German (frequency #86,418 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,418
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sein Heimatland auf Dauer verlassen, um sich in einem anderen Land niederzulassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-emigrieren · emigrieren · German

emigrieren · rank #86,418 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,418
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ELGA

Nearest frequency peer: ELGA (-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 „emigrieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for emigrieren
PropertyValue
Headwordemigrieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[emiˈɡʁiːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,418
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „emigrieren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ELGA“ (#86,416), „Energiesparlampen“ (#86,420), „Elektrolyt“ (#86,415). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „emigrieren“ bei #86,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emigrieren is uncommon German at frequency #86,418 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [emiˈɡʁiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sein Heimatland auf Dauer verlassen, um sich in einem anderen Land niederzulassen".

Zero misspellings are on record for emigrieren in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is emigrieren, spelled E-M-I-G-R-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sein Heimatland auf Dauer verlassen, um sich in einem anderen Land niederzulassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man kan aus unterschiedlichen Gründen emigrieren, um politischer, soziokultureller oder religiöser Verfolgung zu entgehen oder auch um seine beruflichen, persönlichen oder wirtschaftlichen Erwartungen zu verwirklichen.
  2. Peter Zadek wurde am 19. Mai 1926 in Berlin als Sohn eines jüdischen Kaufmanns geboren. 1933 emigrierten seine Eltern mit ihm nach England.

Synonyms

außer Landes gehenLandflüchtenAuslandgehenins Exil gehenHeimatseine Zelte abbrechenabwandernauswandernfortgehenfortziehenweggehen

Antonyms

einwandernimmigrieren

This word in other languages

emigrate(English)emigrar(Español)émigrer(Français)

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 "emigrieren"?
"emigrieren" is spelled E-M-I-G-R-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [emiˈɡʁiːʁən].
What does "emigrieren" mean?
As a verb, "emigrieren" means: sein Heimatland auf Dauer verlassen, um sich in einem anderen Land niederzulassen
How do you pronounce "emigrieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emigrieren" is [emiˈɡʁiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emigrieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Elektrolyt#86,415erfundenes#86,429einkleiden#86,405eingeebnet#86,402

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list