initiieren
[init͡siˈiːʁən]
The verdict
“initiieren” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,437. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,437
- frequency rank, German
- 1,488
- “I” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - einen Anfangsimpuls zu etwas geben; etwas in die Wege leiten
Corpus desk
Index DE-initiieren · initiieren · German
initiieren · rank #39,437 · 13 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,437
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,488
- PHOTO-FINISH ignorierst
Nearest frequency peer: ignorierst (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “initiieren”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Hörensagen
Hörensagen
60,567 corpus weight
- ideologisch…
ideologischer
60,566 corpus weight
- ignorierst
ignorierst
60,565 corpus weight
- initiieren
initiieren
60,564 corpus weight
- initiierten
initiierten
60,563 corpus weight
- Injektionen
Injektionen
60,562 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “initiieren” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | initiieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [init͡siˈiːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #39,437 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “initiieren” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around initiieren (IPA [init͡siˈiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,437 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for initiieren, with forms such as "iintiieren", "iniitieren", and "initieiren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "initiiert", "initiierte", "initiierten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is initiieren, spelled I-N-I-T-I-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Anfangsimpuls zu etwas geben; etwas in die Wege leiten
- 2in einen Kreis einführen, offiziell zum Mitglied in einer Gemeinschaft mit festen Regeln und Ritualen gemacht werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how initiieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Bewerbung wurde durch einen Beschluss des Stadtrates initiiert.
Der Orden hat weltweit circa 2.000 initiierte Mitglieder.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iintiieren
- iniitieren
- initieiren
- initieren
- initiieern
- initiierenn
- initiierne
- initiierren
- initiireen
- inittiieren
- innitiieren
- intiiieren
- niitiieren
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of initiieren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "initiieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
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.