evaluieren

[evaluˈiːʁən]

/[evaluˈiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“evaluieren” is uncommon German (frequency #57,830 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,830
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas hinsichtlich seiner Funktionstüchtigkeit oder seines Wertes einschätzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-evaluieren · evaluieren · German

evaluieren · rank #57,830 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,830
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Europol

Nearest frequency peer: Europol (-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 „evaluieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for evaluieren
PropertyValue
Headwordevaluieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[evaluˈiːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,830
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „evaluieren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Europol“ (#57,829), „Estrich“ (#57,828), „exe“ (#57,832). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „evaluieren“ bei #57,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

evaluieren is uncommon German at frequency #57,830 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [evaluˈiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for evaluieren, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is evaluieren, spelled E-V-A-L-U-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas hinsichtlich seiner Funktionstüchtigkeit oder seines Wertes einschätzen
  2. 2
    einem formellen Bewertungsverfahren unterziehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir werden die Eignung dieser Technologie für unser Projekt evaluieren.
  2. „Kantonale Maßnahmen im Lotteriewesen werden evaluiert.“

This word in other languages

evaluate(English)evaluar(Español)évaluer(Français)avaliar(Português)

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 "evaluieren"?
"evaluieren" is spelled E-V-A-L-U-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [evaluˈiːʁən].
What does "evaluieren" mean?
As a verb, "evaluieren" means: etwas hinsichtlich seiner Funktionstüchtigkeit oder seines Wertes einschätzen
How do you pronounce "evaluieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "evaluieren" is [evaluˈiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "evaluieren" come from?
"evaluieren" 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 "evaluieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

erwischten#57,825Exorzismus#57,835Explosiven#57,836Exponenten#57,837

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list