Habilitationsschrift

[habilitaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌʃʁɪft]

/[habilitaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌʃʁɪft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Habilitationsschrift” is uncommon German (frequency #63,394 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,394
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - umfangreiche und anspruchsvolle wissenschaftliche Arbeit, die zum Zwecke der Habilitation angefertigt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-habilitationsschrift · Habilitationsschrift · German

Habilitationsschrift · rank #63,394 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,394
  • LEN-MEGA 20 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH gängiges

Nearest frequency peer: gängiges (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Habilitationsschrift“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Habilitationsschrift“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Habilitationsschrift
PropertyValue
HeadwordHabilitationsschrift
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[habilitaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌʃʁɪft]
Letters20
Frequency rank#63,394
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Habilitationsschrift“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Habilitationsschriftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gängiges“ (#63,393), „hake“ (#63,395), „Gruppenspielen“ (#63,392). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Habilitationsschrift“ bei #63,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Habilitationsschrift is uncommon German at frequency #63,394 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [habilitaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌʃʁɪft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "umfangreiche und anspruchsvolle wissenschaftliche Arbeit, die zum Zwecke der Habilitation angefertigt wird".

Habilitationsschrift doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Habilitationsschrift, spelled H-A-B-I-L-I-T-A-T-I-O-N-S-S-C-H-R-I-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    umfangreiche und anspruchsvolle wissenschaftliche Arbeit, die zum Zwecke der Habilitation angefertigt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Monique hat fünf Jahre lang an ihrer Habilitationsschrift gearbeitet.
  2. Die Habilitationsschriften der Absolventen unserer Fakultät finden Sie in dem Segment dort drüben.

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 "Habilitationsschrift"?
"Habilitationsschrift" is spelled H-A-B-I-L-I-T-A-T-I-O-N-S-S-C-H-R-I-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [habilitaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌʃʁɪft].
What does "Habilitationsschrift" mean?
As a noun, "Habilitationsschrift" means: umfangreiche und anspruchsvolle wissenschaftliche Arbeit, die zum Zwecke der Habilitation angefertigt wird
How do you pronounce "Habilitationsschrift"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Habilitationsschrift" is [habilitaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌʃʁɪft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Habilitationsschrift" come from?
"Habilitationsschrift" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Habilitationsschrift", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 20 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list