Kommerzienrat

[kɔˈmɛʁt͡si̯ənˌʁaːt]

/[kɔˈmɛʁt͡si̯ənˌʁaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kommerzienrat” is uncommon German (frequency #69,425 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,425
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Titel für eine Person der Wirtschaft

Key facts for Kommerzienrat
PropertyValue
HeadwordKommerzienrat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔˈmɛʁt͡si̯ənˌʁaːt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#69,425
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kommerzienrat” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kommerzienrat lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kommerzienrat is uncommon German at frequency #69,425 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔˈmɛʁt͡si̯ənˌʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Titel für eine Person der Wirtschaft".

No misspelling variants are generated for Kommerzienrat in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kommerzienrat, spelled K-O-M-M-E-R-Z-I-E-N-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Titel für eine Person der Wirtschaft

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 "Kommerzienrat"?
"Kommerzienrat" is spelled K-O-M-M-E-R-Z-I-E-N-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔˈmɛʁt͡si̯ənˌʁaːt].
What does "Kommerzienrat" mean?
As a noun, "Kommerzienrat" means: Titel für eine Person der Wirtschaft
How do you pronounce "Kommerzienrat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kommerzienrat" is [kɔˈmɛʁt͡si̯ənˌʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kommerzienrat" come from?
"Kommerzienrat" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Kommerzienrat”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-O-M-M-E-R-Z-I-E-N-R-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔˈmɛʁt͡si̯ənˌʁaːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list