exekutieren

[ɛksekuˈtiːʁən]

/[ɛksekuˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“exekutieren” is uncommon German (frequency #81,520 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,520
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an jemandem die Todesstrafe vollstrecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-exekutieren · exekutieren · German

exekutieren · rank #81,520 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,520
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eukalyptus

Nearest frequency peer: Eukalyptus (-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 „exekutieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for exekutieren
PropertyValue
Headwordexekutieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛksekuˈtiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,520
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „exekutieren“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.exekutierenfällt 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: „Eukalyptus“ (#81,519), „Exhibitionismus“ (#81,521), „etliches“ (#81,518). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „exekutieren“ bei #81,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exekutieren is uncommon German at frequency #81,520 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛksekuˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

exekutieren has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 exekutieren, spelled E-X-E-K-U-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    an jemandem die Todesstrafe vollstrecken
  2. 2
    etwas (ein Gesetz, den Regierungsauftrag, ein Ritual) anwenden oder ausführen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurden viele Leute, die ihr eigenes Land verraten hatten, exekutiert.
  2. Die Gesetze werden von der Regierung exekutiert.

Synonyms

hinrichtenrichtenvollstreckenvollziehenausführen

This word in other languages

execute(English)exécuter(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 "exekutieren"?
"exekutieren" is spelled E-X-E-K-U-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛksekuˈtiːʁən].
What does "exekutieren" mean?
As a verb, "exekutieren" means: an jemandem die Todesstrafe vollstrecken
How do you pronounce "exekutieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exekutieren" is [ɛksekuˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exekutieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

erwachsenes#81,516erschöpfend#81,513erloschenen#81,507Flugzeugbau#81,545

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list