Immatrikulation

[ɪmatʁikulaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ɪmatʁikulaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Immatrikulation” is uncommon German (frequency #73,636 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,636
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Einschreibung / Registration an einer Hochschule

Corpus desk

Index DE-immatrikulation · Immatrikulation · German

Immatrikulation · rank #73,636 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,636
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Immergrüne

Nearest frequency peer: Immergrüne (+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 „Immatrikulation“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Immatrikulation
PropertyValue
HeadwordImmatrikulation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪmatʁikulaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters15
Frequency rank#73,636
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Immatrikulation“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Immatrikulationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Immergrüne“ (#73,637), „IHS“ (#73,634), „Immunisierung“ (#73,638). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Immatrikulation“ bei #73,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Immatrikulation is uncommon German at frequency #73,636 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪmatʁikulaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Immatrikulation in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Immatrikulation, spelled I-M-M-A-T-R-I-K-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Einschreibung / Registration an einer Hochschule
  2. 2
    amtliche Zulassung eines motorbetriebenen Fahrzeugs

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich studiere ab Oktober Medizin, die Immatrikulation ist aber Mitte September.
  2. „Die Entscheidung des Rektors hat so zu erfolgen, daß dem Bewerber ausreichend Möglichkeit für die Durchführung der Immatrikulation innerhalb der hiefür vorgesehenen Fristen bleibt.“

Synonyms

EinschreibungImmatrikulierung

Antonyms

Exmatrikulation

This word in other languages

registration(English)inscription(Français)

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 "Immatrikulation"?
"Immatrikulation" is spelled I-M-M-A-T-R-I-K-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmatʁikulaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Immatrikulation" mean?
As a noun, "Immatrikulation" means: die Einschreibung / Registration an einer Hochschule
How do you pronounce "Immatrikulation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Immatrikulation" is [ɪmatʁikulaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Immatrikulation" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list