Kommissionär

[kɔmɪsi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]

/[kɔmɪsi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Kommissionär” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in eigenem Namen für fremde Rechnung kaufender oder verkaufender Kaufmann

Corpus desk

Index DE-kommissionar · Kommissionär · German

Kommissionär · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Kommissionär
PropertyValue
HeadwordKommissionär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmɪsi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kommissionär” sits in German frequency

Kommissionär falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kommissionär is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔmɪsi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in eigenem Namen für fremde Rechnung kaufender oder verkaufender Kaufmann".

No misspelling variants are generated for Kommissionär in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kommissionär, spelled K-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    in eigenem Namen für fremde Rechnung kaufender oder verkaufender Kaufmann

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kommissionär"?
"Kommissionär" is spelled K-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmɪsi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯].
What does "Kommissionär" mean?
As a noun, "Kommissionär" means: in eigenem Namen für fremde Rechnung kaufender oder verkaufender Kaufmann
How do you pronounce "Kommissionär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kommissionär" is [kɔmɪsi̯oˈnɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kommissionär" come from?
"Kommissionär" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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