informieren

[ɪnfɔʁˈmiːʁən]

/[ɪnfɔʁˈmiːʁən]/ verb

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

The verdict

“informieren” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,728. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,728
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Informationen, Nachrichten weitergeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-informieren · informieren · German

informieren · rank #2,728 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,728
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Initiative

Nearest frequency peer: Initiative (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „informieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „informieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

informieren vs informiert
82% similar
informieren vs informierte
82% similar
informieren vs informierten
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for informieren
PropertyValue
Headwordinformieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɪnfɔʁˈmiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,728
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „informieren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.informierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Initiative“ (#2,729), „Humor“ (#2,726), „Kanal“ (#2,730). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „informieren“ bei #2,728. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around informieren (IPA [ɪnfɔʁˈmiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,728 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for informieren, with forms such as "ifnormieren", "infformieren", and "infomrieren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "informiert", "informierte", "informierten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is informieren, spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Informationen, Nachrichten weitergeben
  2. 2
    sich Informationen, Nachrichten beschaffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er informierte uns über das bevorstehende Unwetter.
  2. „Am Donnerstagabend verabschiedete der Bundestag eine Novelle, die es Behörden ermöglicht, Verbraucher schneller über Fälle von Etikettenschwindel zu informieren.“

Synonyms

aufklärenbelehrenunterrichtenbenachrichtigenmitteilenberatenin Kenntnis setzenaufklärenbelehrenbildenfortbildenweiterbildenKenntnis verschaffen

Antonyms

verschweigen

This word in other languages

inform(English)informar(Español)informer(Français)informar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnormieren
  • infformieren
  • infomrieren
  • inforimeren
  • informeiren
  • informieern
  • informierenn
  • informierne
  • informierren
  • informireen
  • informmieren
  • inforrmieren
  • infromieren
  • innformieren
  • inofrmieren
  • niformieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of informieren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ifnormieren2infformieren1infomrieren2inforimeren2informeiren2informieern2informierenn1informierne2
Edit distance from "informieren"

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 "informieren"?
"informieren" is spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnfɔʁˈmiːʁən].
What does "informieren" mean?
As a verb, "informieren" means: Informationen, Nachrichten weitergeben
What words are commonly confused with "informieren"?
"informieren" is commonly confused with "informiert", "informierte", "informierten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "informieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "informieren" is [ɪnfɔʁˈmiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "informieren" come from?
"informieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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 "informieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zeitschrift#2,752beschlossen#2,703Kombination#2,772aufgestellt#2,802

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Erinnerungen16 variantsWashington16 variantsBundeswehr16 variantsverhindert16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list