Familienzusammenführung

[faˈmiːli̯ənt͡suˌzamənfyːʁʊŋ]

/[faˈmiːli̯ənt͡suˌzamənfyːʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Familienzusammenführung” is uncommon German (frequency #59,625 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,625
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Maßnahme, bei der getrennt lebende Familienmitglieder mit amtlicher Genehmigung zwecks gemeinsamen Lebens zusammenziehen

Key facts for Familienzusammenführung
PropertyValue
HeadwordFamilienzusammenführung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faˈmiːli̯ənt͡suˌzamənfyːʁʊŋ]
Letters23
Frequency rank#59,625
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Familienzusammenführung” 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). Familienzusammenführung lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Familienzusammenführung is uncommon German at frequency #59,625 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [faˈmiːli̯ənt͡suˌzamənfyːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maßnahme, bei der getrennt lebende Familienmitglieder mit amtlicher Genehmigung zwecks gemeinsamen Lebens zusammenziehen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Familienzusammenführung, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Familienzusammenführung, spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-E-N-Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-F-Ü-H-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maßnahme, bei der getrennt lebende Familienmitglieder mit amtlicher Genehmigung zwecks gemeinsamen Lebens zusammenziehen

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 "Familienzusammenführung"?
"Familienzusammenführung" is spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-E-N-Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-F-Ü-H-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [faˈmiːli̯ənt͡suˌzamənfyːʁʊŋ].
What does "Familienzusammenführung" mean?
As a noun, "Familienzusammenführung" means: Maßnahme, bei der getrennt lebende Familienmitglieder mit amtlicher Genehmigung zwecks gemeinsamen Lebens zusammenziehen
How do you pronounce "Familienzusammenführung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Familienzusammenführung" is [faˈmiːli̯ənt͡suˌzamənfyːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Familienzusammenführung" come from?
"Familienzusammenführung" 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 “Familienzusammenführung”

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-Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-F-Ü-H-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [faˈmiːli̯ənt͡suˌzamənfyːʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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