Initiierung

[ˌinit͡siˈiːʁʊŋ]

/[ˌinit͡siˈiːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Initiierung” is uncommon German (frequency #81,695 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,695
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang des Ergreifens der Initiative, des Anregens, Veranlassens ≈ das Initiieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-initiierung · Initiierung · German

Initiierung · rank #81,695 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,695
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Infrastruktur…

Nearest frequency peer: Infrastrukturprojekte (-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 „Initiierung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Initiierung
PropertyValue
HeadwordInitiierung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌinit͡siˈiːʁʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,695
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Initiierung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Infrastrukturprojekte“ (#81,694), „Inkubator“ (#81,696), „Industriegesellschaft“ (#81,693). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Initiierung“ bei #81,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Initiierung is uncommon German at frequency #81,695 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌinit͡siˈiːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Initiierung, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Initiierung, spelled I-N-I-T-I-I-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang des Ergreifens der Initiative, des Anregens, Veranlassens ≈ das Initiieren
  2. 2
    Vorgang des Einführens in eine Gruppe, Amt oder anderen persönlichen Seinszustand

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dem Ereignis vom 11. September folgte eine Initiierung des US-amerikanischen Präsidenten zum Irak-Krieg.
  2. "Gib den Leuten, wonach sie verlangen", ist das Geheimnis, die Lüge ist nicht nur Vernons Rettung sondern auch die Initiierung ins Erwachsensein.

Synonyms

AktivierungAnbahnungAnstoßAuslöserBeginnEtablierungImpulsInbetriebnahmeIngangsetzenInitiiertwerdenStoßAufnahmeEinführungEinweihungEinleitungInitiation

Antonyms

UnterbindungVereitlungVerhinderungEntweihungVerdammnis

This word in other languages

initiation(English)iniciación(Español)initiation(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 "Initiierung"?
"Initiierung" is spelled I-N-I-T-I-I-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌinit͡siˈiːʁʊŋ].
What does "Initiierung" mean?
As a noun, "Initiierung" means: Vorgang des Ergreifens der Initiative, des Anregens, Veranlassens ≈ das Initiieren
How do you pronounce "Initiierung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Initiierung" is [ˌinit͡siˈiːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Initiierung" come from?
"Initiierung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

illustrated#81,690idealisiert#81,686hinterzogen#81,671Kaiserpfalz#81,721

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list