frankieren

[fʁaŋˈkiːʁən]

/[fʁaŋˈkiːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“frankieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Postwertzeichen auf eine Postsendung kleben

Corpus desk

Index DE-frankieren · frankieren · German

frankieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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.

Key facts for frankieren
PropertyValue
Headwordfrankieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fʁaŋˈkiːʁən]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „frankieren“ im Deutschen

frankierenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

frankieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fʁaŋˈkiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Postwertzeichen auf eine Postsendung kleben".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for frankieren, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 frankieren, spelled F-R-A-N-K-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Postwertzeichen auf eine Postsendung kleben

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er half ihr, die vielen Hochzeitseinladungen zu frankieren.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "frankieren"?
"frankieren" is spelled F-R-A-N-K-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁaŋˈkiːʁən].
What does "frankieren" mean?
As a verb, "frankieren" means: ein Postwertzeichen auf eine Postsendung kleben
How do you pronounce "frankieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "frankieren" is [fʁaŋˈkiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "frankieren" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list