Familientherapie

[faˈmiːli̯ənteʁaˌpiː]

/[faˈmiːli̯ənteʁaˌpiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Familientherapie” is uncommon German (frequency #88,908 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,908
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - therapeutische Behandlung von Mitgliedern einer Familie, Therapie zur Lösung familiärer Probleme

Key facts for Familientherapie
PropertyValue
HeadwordFamilientherapie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faˈmiːli̯ənteʁaˌpiː]
Letters16
Frequency rank#88,908
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Familientherapie” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Familientherapie lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Familientherapie is uncommon German at frequency #88,908 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [faˈmiːli̯ənteʁaˌpiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "therapeutische Behandlung von Mitgliedern einer Familie, Therapie zur Lösung familiärer Probleme".

Familientherapie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Familientherapie, spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-E-N-T-H-E-R-A-P-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    therapeutische Behandlung von Mitgliedern einer Familie, Therapie zur Lösung familiärer Probleme

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 "Familientherapie"?
"Familientherapie" is spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-E-N-T-H-E-R-A-P-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [faˈmiːli̯ənteʁaˌpiː].
What does "Familientherapie" mean?
As a noun, "Familientherapie" means: therapeutische Behandlung von Mitgliedern einer Familie, Therapie zur Lösung familiärer Probleme
How do you pronounce "Familientherapie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Familientherapie" is [faˈmiːli̯ənteʁaˌpiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Familientherapie" come from?
"Familientherapie" 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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Using “Familientherapie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-A-M-I-L-I-E-N-T-H-E-R-A-P-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [faˈmiːli̯ənteʁaˌpiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list