inhaftieren

[ɪnhafˈtiːʁən]

/[ɪnhafˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“inhaftieren” is uncommon German (frequency #85,397 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,397
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Person in Polizeigewahrsam nehmen, jemanden verhaften

Key facts for inhaftieren
PropertyValue
Headwordinhaftieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɪnhafˈtiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,397
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inhaftieren” 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). inhaftieren lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inhaftieren is uncommon German at frequency #85,397 among 17,725 “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

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?
"inhaftieren" 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.
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Using “inhaftieren”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is I-N-H-A-F-T-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɪnhafˈtiːʁən] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list