konstituieren

[kɔnstituˈiːʁən]

/[kɔnstituˈiːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“konstituieren” is uncommon German (frequency #79,399 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,399
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gründen, ins Leben rufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-konstituieren · konstituieren · German

konstituieren · rank #79,399 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,399
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Konklave

Nearest frequency peer: Konklave (-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 „konstituieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for konstituieren
PropertyValue
Headwordkonstituieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɔnstituˈiːʁən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#79,399
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „konstituieren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Konklave“ (#79,398), „Kontakts“ (#79,400), „konjunkturelle“ (#79,397). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „konstituieren“ bei #79,399. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

konstituieren is uncommon German at frequency #79,399 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kɔnstituˈiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gründen, ins Leben rufen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for konstituieren in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is konstituieren, spelled K-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    gründen, ins Leben rufen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Ausschuss konstituierte sich am 29. Februar.
  2. „Heute kann jedoch nicht mehr auf diese Anfänge zurückgeblickt werden, ohne dass die kolonialen Bedingungen, unter denen sie sich konstituierten, mitbedacht werden.“

Synonyms

gründenbildenauf die Beine stellenins Leben rufen

Antonyms

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 "konstituieren"?
"konstituieren" is spelled K-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnstituˈiːʁən].
What does "konstituieren" mean?
As a verb, "konstituieren" means: gründen, ins Leben rufen
How do you pronounce "konstituieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "konstituieren" is [kɔnstituˈiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "konstituieren" come from?
"konstituieren" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list