Internierung

[ɪntɐˈniːʁʊŋ]

/[ɪntɐˈniːʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Internierung” is uncommon German (frequency #68,364 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,364
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unterbringung von gegnerischen Personen in einem Lager

Corpus desk

Index DE-internierung · Internierung · German

Internierung · rank #68,364 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,364
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH intensiveren

Nearest frequency peer: intensiveren (-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 „Internierung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Internierung
PropertyValue
HeadwordInternierung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪntɐˈniːʁʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#68,364
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Internierung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „intensiveren“ (#68,363), „intellektuelles“ (#68,362), „irreparabel“ (#68,366). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Internierung“ bei #68,364. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Internierung is uncommon German at frequency #68,364 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪntɐˈniːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unterbringung von gegnerischen Personen in einem Lager".

Zero misspellings are on record for Internierung 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Internierung, spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-I-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unterbringung von gegnerischen Personen in einem Lager

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wie immer, wenn ich das Netz öffne, kommt zuerst mein Vater zum Vorschein, der Polizeiposten Rugbüll, der, nachdem sie ihn aus der Internierung entlassen hatten, wieder wurde, was er gewesen war und was jeder auch von ihm erwartet hätte zwischen Glüserup und der Husumer Chaussee.“
  2. „Přemysl Pitter hat über vierhundert deutsche Kinder aus der Internierung gerettet.“

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 "Internierung"?
"Internierung" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-N-I-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntɐˈniːʁʊŋ].
What does "Internierung" mean?
As a noun, "Internierung" means: Unterbringung von gegnerischen Personen in einem Lager
How do you pronounce "Internierung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Internierung" is [ɪntɐˈniːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Internierung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list