kombinieren

Name: kombinieren, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[kɔmbiˈniːʁən]

/[kɔmbiˈniːʁən]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“kombinieren” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,341. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,341
frequency rank, German: 4,158
“K” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas gedanklich verbinden/verknüpfen, gedanklich Zusammenhänge (durch Schlussfolgern) zwischen verschiedenen Dingen herstellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kombinieren · kombinieren · German

kombinieren · rank #14,341 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

FREQ-MID #14,341
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-MID 4,158
PHOTO-FINISH Klischees

Nearest frequency peer: Klischees (-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.

Kempten

85,663
klebt

85,662
Klischees

85,661
kombinieren

85,660
Kompromisse

85,659
Kundschaft

85,658

What this shows „kombinieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kombinieren vs kombiniert

82% similar

kombinieren vs kombinierte

82% similar

kombinieren vs komponieren

82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kombinieren
Property	Value
Headword	kombinieren
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[kɔmbiˈniːʁən]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#14,341
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kombinieren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kombinierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#14,341

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Klischees“ (#14,340), „Kompromisse“ (#14,342), „klebt“ (#14,339). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kombinieren“ bei #14,341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around kombinieren (IPA [kɔmbiˈniːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,341 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for kombinieren, with forms such as "kkombinieren", "kmobinieren", and "kobminieren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "kombiniert", "kombinierte", "komponieren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kombinieren, spelled K-O-M-B-I-N-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

1
etwas gedanklich verbinden/verknüpfen, gedanklich Zusammenhänge (durch Schlussfolgern) zwischen verschiedenen Dingen herstellen
2
etwas mit etwas anderem zusammenstellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Bei dem Quiz mussten die Kandidaten die gefragten Zahlen miteinander kombinieren.
Der Detektiv kombinierte sofort, dass die Zielperson das Haus auf der Rückseite verlassen haben musste, nachdem sie nach über sechs Stunden auf der Vorderseite nicht wieder aufgetaucht war.

Synonyms

verbinden verknüpfen

This word in other languages

combine(English)combinar(Español)combiner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

kkombinieren
kmobinieren
kobminieren
kombbinieren
kombiineren
kombineiren
kombinieern
kombinierenn
kombinierne
kombinierren
kombinireen
kombinnieren
kombniieren
komibnieren
kommbinieren
okmbinieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kombinieren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "kombinieren"

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 "kombinieren"?

"kombinieren" is spelled K-O-M-B-I-N-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmbiˈniːʁən].

What does "kombinieren" mean?

As a verb, "kombinieren" means: etwas gedanklich verbinden/verknüpfen, gedanklich Zusammenhänge (durch Schlussfolgern) zwischen verschiedenen Dingen herstellen

What words are commonly confused with "kombinieren"?

"kombinieren" is commonly confused with "kombiniert", "kombinierte", "komponieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "kombinieren"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kombinieren" is [kɔmbiˈniːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "kombinieren" come from?

"kombinieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kompromisse#14,342 kanadischen#14,335 Popularität#14,388 formulierte#14,290

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Lehrkräfte16 variants Handhabung16 variants gesprungen16 variants Friedrichs16 variants