kollabieren

[ˌkɔlaˈbiːʁən]

/[ˌkɔlaˈbiːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“kollabieren” is uncommon German (frequency #62,566 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,566
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Kollaps erleiden, beispielsweise wegen eines Schwächeanfalls

Corpus desk

Index DE-kollabieren · kollabieren · German

kollabieren · rank #62,566 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,566
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kodi

Nearest frequency peer: kodi (-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 „kollabieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kollabieren
PropertyValue
Headwordkollabieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌkɔlaˈbiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#62,566
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kollabieren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kodi“ (#62,565), „Kollagen“ (#62,567), „Knüppeln“ (#62,564). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kollabieren“ bei #62,566. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kollabieren is uncommon German at frequency #62,566 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌkɔlaˈbiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kollabieren, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kollabieren, spelled K-O-L-L-A-B-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Kollaps erleiden, beispielsweise wegen eines Schwächeanfalls
  2. 2
    in sich zusammenfallen
  3. 3
    (als Stern) seine Endphase durchmachen, in der der nachlassende Strahlungsdruck nicht mehr ausreicht, der Gravitation entgegenzuwirken, und dadurch zusammenfallen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Verletzte kollabierte immer wieder auf dem Weg ins Krankenhaus.
  2. „Im Landkreis Karlsruhe ist ein Wohnhaus kollabiert.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kollabieren"?
"kollabieren" is spelled K-O-L-L-A-B-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkɔlaˈbiːʁən].
What does "kollabieren" mean?
As a verb, "kollabieren" means: einen Kollaps erleiden, beispielsweise wegen eines Schwächeanfalls
How do you pronounce "kollabieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kollabieren" is [ˌkɔlaˈbiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kollabieren" come from?
"kollabieren" 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 "kollabieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list