initialisieren
[init͡si̯aliˈziːʁən]
The verdict
“initialisieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so anstoßen oder vorbereiten, dass mit der eigentlichen Arbeit begonnen werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-initialisieren · initialisieren · German
initialisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | initialisieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [init͡si̯aliˈziːʁən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „initialisieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
initialisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [init͡si̯aliˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so anstoßen oder vorbereiten, dass mit der eigentlichen Arbeit begonnen werden kann".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for initialisieren, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 initialisieren, spelled I-N-I-T-I-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1so anstoßen oder vorbereiten, dass mit der eigentlichen Arbeit begonnen werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how initialisieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Variable wird zu Beginn initialisiert.
Automatisch verwaltete Objekte werden nicht implizit initialisiert.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.