Informationsbeschaffung

[ɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsbəˌʃafʊŋ]

/[ɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsbəˌʃafʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Informationsbeschaffung” is uncommon German (frequency #63,437 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,437
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Beschaffung von Informationen

Key facts for Informationsbeschaffung
PropertyValue
HeadwordInformationsbeschaffung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsbəˌʃafʊŋ]
Letters23
Frequency rank#63,437
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Informationsbeschaffung” 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). Informationsbeschaffung 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

Informationsbeschaffung is uncommon German at frequency #63,437 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsbəˌʃafʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Beschaffung von Informationen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Informationsbeschaffung in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Informationsbeschaffung, spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N-S-B-E-S-C-H-A-F-F-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beschaffung von Informationen

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 "Informationsbeschaffung"?
"Informationsbeschaffung" is spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N-S-B-E-S-C-H-A-F-F-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsbəˌʃafʊŋ].
What does "Informationsbeschaffung" mean?
As a noun, "Informationsbeschaffung" means: Beschaffung von Informationen
How do you pronounce "Informationsbeschaffung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Informationsbeschaffung" is [ɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsbəˌʃafʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Informationsbeschaffung" come from?
"Informationsbeschaffung" 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 “Informationsbeschaffung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N-S-B-E-S-C-H-A-F-F-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsbəˌʃafʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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