inhaftieren

[ɪnhafˈtiːʁən]

/[ɪnhafˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“inhaftieren” is uncommon German (frequency #85,397 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,397
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person in Polizeigewahrsam nehmen, jemanden verhaften

Corpus desk

Index DE-inhaftieren · inhaftieren · German

inhaftieren · rank #85,397 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,397
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Inhalation

Nearest frequency peer: Inhalation (+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 „inhaftieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inhaftieren
PropertyValue
Headwordinhaftieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɪnhafˈtiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,397
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „inhaftieren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Inhalation“ (#85,398), „innenpolitischer“ (#85,399), „indigener“ (#85,394). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „inhaftieren“ bei #85,397. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inhaftieren is uncommon German at frequency #85,397 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɪnhafˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Person in Polizeigewahrsam nehmen, jemanden verhaften".

inhaftieren has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is inhaftieren, spelled I-N-H-A-F-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person in Polizeigewahrsam nehmen, jemanden verhaften

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein Gericht stimmte am Freitag dem Antrag der Staatsanwaltschaft zu, sie nach mehreren Störversuchen während des Prozesses zu inhaftieren.“
  2. „Bonhoeffer wird wegen Wehrkraftzersetzung inhaftiert – zuerst im Wehrmachtsgefängnis Berlin-Tegel, danach im Gestapo-Bunker in der Prinz-Albrecht-Straße.“

Synonyms

festnehmenverhafteneinbuchtenin Gewahrsam nehmen

This word in other languages

arrest(English)arrestar(Español)arrêter(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 "inhaftieren"?
"inhaftieren" is spelled I-N-H-A-F-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnhafˈtiːʁən].
What does "inhaftieren" mean?
As a verb, "inhaftieren" means: eine Person in Polizeigewahrsam nehmen, jemanden verhaften
How do you pronounce "inhaftieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inhaftieren" is [ɪnhafˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inhaftieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list