Industriespionage

[ɪndʊsˈtʁiːʃpioˌnaːʒə]

/[ɪndʊsˈtʁiːʃpioˌnaːʒə]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Industriespionage” is uncommon German (frequency #75,800 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,800
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gezieltes Ausspionieren von Informationen, die von wirtschaftlichem Interesse für eine bestimmte Nation oder Interessensgruppe sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-industriespionage · Industriespionage · German

Industriespionage · rank #75,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,800
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH industrialisi…

Nearest frequency peer: industrialisierten (-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 „Industriespionage“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Industriespionage
PropertyValue
HeadwordIndustriespionage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪndʊsˈtʁiːʃpioˌnaːʒə]
Letters17
Frequency rank#75,800
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Industriespionage“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Industriespionagefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „industrialisierten“ (#75,799), „individualisierte“ (#75,798), „indianischer“ (#75,797). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Industriespionage“ bei #75,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Industriespionage is uncommon German at frequency #75,800 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪndʊsˈtʁiːʃpioˌnaːʒə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gezieltes Ausspionieren von Informationen, die von wirtschaftlichem Interesse für eine bestimmte Nation oder Interessensgruppe sind".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Industriespionage in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Industriespionage, spelled I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-E-S-P-I-O-N-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    gezieltes Ausspionieren von Informationen, die von wirtschaftlichem Interesse für eine bestimmte Nation oder Interessensgruppe sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „McLaren wurde vorgeworfen, Daten des Konkurrenten Ferrari beim Entwurf des eigenen Rennwagens verwendet zu haben, was dem Tatbestand der Industriespionage entspricht.“

Synonyms

Wirtschaftsspionage

This word in other languages

industrial espionage(English)espionnage industriel(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 "Industriespionage"?
"Industriespionage" is spelled I-N-D-U-S-T-R-I-E-S-P-I-O-N-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪndʊsˈtʁiːʃpioˌnaːʒə].
What does "Industriespionage" mean?
As a noun, "Industriespionage" means: gezieltes Ausspionieren von Informationen, die von wirtschaftlichem Interesse für eine bestimmte Nation oder Interessensgruppe sind
How do you pronounce "Industriespionage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Industriespionage" is [ɪndʊsˈtʁiːʃpioˌnaːʒə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Industriespionage" come from?
"Industriespionage" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

individualisierte#75,798heruntergekommene#75,759Generalgouverneur#75,692Geburtstagskuchen#75,674

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list