externalisieren
[ɛkstɛʁnaliˈziːʁən]
The verdict
“externalisieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - private Kosten auf die Gemeinschaft abwälzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-externalisieren · externalisieren · German
externalisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | externalisieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛkstɛʁnaliˈziːʁən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „externalisieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
externalisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛkstɛʁnaliˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
externalisieren has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is externalisieren, spelled E-X-T-E-R-N-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1private Kosten auf die Gemeinschaft abwälzen
- 2Produktionskomplexe oder -kosten auslagern
- 3Motive oder Zuschreibungen nach außen verlagern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how externalisieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da in der Bundesrepublik keine diskriminierenden Beschäftigungsregeln — „closed shop" oder „union shop" — existieren, sind allerdings die Möglichkeiten begrenzt, die Kosten dieses Verhaltens zu externalisieren.“
„Ökumene und Weltverantwortung werden externalisiert“. (Überschrift eines Beitrags von Konrad Reiser)
Antonyms
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.