Endlagerung

[ˈɛntˌlaːɡəʁʊŋ]

/[ˈɛntˌlaːɡəʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Endlagerung” is uncommon German (frequency #67,168 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,168
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - endgültige Unterbringung von Abfällen (besonders von radioaktiv verstrahltem Material)

Corpus desk

Index DE-endlagerung · Endlagerung · German

Endlagerung · rank #67,168 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,168
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH empathisch

Nearest frequency peer: empathisch (-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 „Endlagerung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Endlagerung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEndlagerung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛntˌlaːɡəʁʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,168
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Endlagerung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „empathisch“ (#67,167), „Energieträgern“ (#67,169), „emanzipatorische“ (#67,165). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Endlagerung“ bei #67,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Endlagerung is uncommon German at frequency #67,168 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛntˌlaːɡəʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "endgültige Unterbringung von Abfällen (besonders von radioaktiv verstrahltem Material)".

Zero misspellings are on record for Endlagerung in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Endlagerung, spelled E-N-D-L-A-G-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    endgültige Unterbringung von Abfällen (besonders von radioaktiv verstrahltem Material)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Problem der unschädlichen Endlagerung radioaktiven Materials ist bisher noch nirgendwo geklärt.

Antonyms

Zwischenlagerung

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 "Endlagerung"?
"Endlagerung" is spelled E-N-D-L-A-G-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛntˌlaːɡəʁʊŋ].
What does "Endlagerung" mean?
As a noun, "Endlagerung" means: endgültige Unterbringung von Abfällen (besonders von radioaktiv verstrahltem Material)
How do you pronounce "Endlagerung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Endlagerung" is [ˈɛntˌlaːɡəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Endlagerung" come from?
"Endlagerung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list