extemporieren
[ɛkstɛmpoˈʁiːʁən]
The verdict
“extemporieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - spontan, aus der Situation heraus sprechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-extemporieren · extemporieren · German
extemporieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | extemporieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛkstɛmpoˈʁiːʁən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „extemporieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
extemporieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛkstɛmpoˈʁiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for extemporieren, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is extemporieren, spelled E-X-T-E-M-P-O-R-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1spontan, aus der Situation heraus sprechen
- 2improvisiert sprechen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how extemporieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hatte sein Manuskript vergessen und so musste er extemporieren.
„Schmidt extemporiert nicht mehr so lange wie früher, es gibt eine größere Chance für Fragen zwischendurch, aber die nimmt er vertraut ungnädig auf.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.