institutionalisiert

[ˌɪnstitut͡si̯onaliˈziːɐ̯t]

/[ˌɪnstitut͡si̯onaliˈziːɐ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“institutionalisiert” is uncommon German (frequency #79,334 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,334
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs institutionalisieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-institutionalisiert · institutionalisiert · German

institutionalisiert · rank #79,334 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,334
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Instinkten

Nearest frequency peer: Instinkten (-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 “institutionalisiert”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “institutionalisiert” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for institutionalisiert
PropertyValue
Headwordinstitutionalisiert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌɪnstitut͡si̯onaliˈziːɐ̯t]
Letters19
Frequency rank#79,334
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “institutionalisiert” sits in German frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).institutionalisiert lands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

institutionalisiert is uncommon German at frequency #79,334 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌɪnstitut͡si̯onaliˈziːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for institutionalisiert in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is institutionalisiert, spelled I-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs institutionalisieren
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs institutionalisieren
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs institutionalisieren

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 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "institutionalisiert"?
"institutionalisiert" is spelled I-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪnstitut͡si̯onaliˈziːɐ̯t].
What does "institutionalisiert" mean?
As a verb, "institutionalisiert" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs institutionalisieren
How do you pronounce "institutionalisiert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "institutionalisiert" is [ˌɪnstitut͡si̯onaliˈziːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "institutionalisiert" come from?
"institutionalisiert" 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 "institutionalisiert", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 19 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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