interpellieren
[ɪntɐpɛˈliːʁən]
The verdict
“interpellieren” 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) - zu einer Erklärung auffordern; eine Interpellation einbringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-interpellieren · interpellieren · German
interpellieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | interpellieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɪntɐpɛˈliːʁən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „interpellieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
interpellieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɪntɐpɛˈliːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for interpellieren in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is interpellieren, spelled I-N-T-E-R-P-E-L-L-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1zu einer Erklärung auffordern; eine Interpellation einbringen
- 2jemanden befragen
- 3jemandem ins Wort fallen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how interpellieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Manche Verfassungsurkunden (z. B. die preußische, Art. 81) räumen den Kammern ausdrücklich das Recht ein, die Regierung zu interpellieren."
Die Abgeordneten haben das Recht, die Regierung und ihre Mitglieder zu interpellieren.
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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.