Isolationshaft

[izolaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhaft]

/[izolaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhaft]/ noun

The verdict

“Isolationshaft” is uncommon German (frequency #79,341 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,341
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders strenge Einzelhaft, bei der dem Inhaftierten der Kontakt zu anderen Personen und jede Art der Beschäftigung verboten wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-isolationshaft · Isolationshaft · German

Isolationshaft · rank #79,341 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,341
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH irritierte

Nearest frequency peer: irritierte (-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 „Isolationshaft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Isolationshaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordIsolationshaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[izolaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhaft]
Letters14
Frequency rank#79,341
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Isolationshaft“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Isolationshaftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „irritierte“ (#79,340), „Jab“ (#79,342), „Irrationalität“ (#79,339). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Isolationshaft“ bei #79,341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Isolationshaft is uncommon German at frequency #79,341 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [izolaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besonders strenge Einzelhaft, bei der dem Inhaftierten der Kontakt zu anderen Personen und jede Art der Beschäftigung verboten wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Isolationshaft in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Isolationshaft, spelled I-S-O-L-A-T-I-O-N-S-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    besonders strenge Einzelhaft, bei der dem Inhaftierten der Kontakt zu anderen Personen und jede Art der Beschäftigung verboten wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach einem Angriff auf den Schließer musste der Häftling für zehn Tage in strenge Isolationshaft.
  2. Der vermeintliche Verschwörer wurde so lange in Isolationshaft gehalten, bis er das Geständnis unterschrieb.

Synonyms

Isolierungshaft

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 "Isolationshaft"?
"Isolationshaft" is spelled I-S-O-L-A-T-I-O-N-S-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [izolaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhaft].
What does "Isolationshaft" mean?
As a noun, "Isolationshaft" means: besonders strenge Einzelhaft, bei der dem Inhaftierten der Kontakt zu anderen Personen und jede Art der Beschäftigung verboten wird
How do you pronounce "Isolationshaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Isolationshaft" is [izolaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Isolationshaft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list