kolonisieren
[koloniˈziːʁən]
The verdict
“kolonisieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fremdes Gebiet widerrechtlich in Besitz nehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kolonisieren · kolonisieren · German
kolonisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kolonisieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [koloniˈziːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kolonisieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kolonisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [koloniˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for kolonisieren in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is kolonisieren, spelled K-O-L-O-N-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1fremdes Gebiet widerrechtlich in Besitz nehmen
- 2rückständiges Gebiet erschließen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kolonisieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Für die Portugiesen sollte sich das auszahlen, als sie bald darauf anfingen, Brasilien zu kolonisieren - und dafür eine rechtliche Grundlage vorweisen konnten.“
Synonyms
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.