katapultieren
[katapʊlˈtiːʁən]
The verdict
“katapultieren” is uncommon German (frequency #74,760 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,760
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Geschoss mit einem Katapult schießen; etwas einem Geschoss ähnlich, schnell in hoher Geschwindigkeit abfeuern
Corpus desk
Index DE-katapultieren · katapultieren · German
katapultieren · rank #74,760 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,760
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Katana
Nearest frequency peer: Katana (-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 „katapultieren“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kapitänin
Kapitänin
25,245 corpus weight
- karierten
karierten
25,244 corpus weight
- Katana
Katana
25,242 corpus weight
- katapultier…
katapultieren
25,241 corpus weight
- keuchen
keuchen
25,238 corpus weight
- Kidnapping
Kidnapping
25,237 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „katapultieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | katapultieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [katapʊlˈtiːʁən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #74,760 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „katapultieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
katapultieren is uncommon German at frequency #74,760 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [katapʊlˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for katapultieren, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is katapultieren, spelled K-A-T-A-P-U-L-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Geschoss mit einem Katapult schießen; etwas einem Geschoss ähnlich, schnell in hoher Geschwindigkeit abfeuern
- 2einen plötzlichen Aufschwung erzielen
- 3mithilfe einer Vorrichtung ein Flugzeug auf die zum Start benötigte Geschwindigkeit bringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how katapultieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durch die Feder wird eine Kugel in die Höhe katapultiert.
Der Pilot wurde zusammen mit dem Sitz aus dem Flugzeug katapultiert.
This word in other languages
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.
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