korrespondieren

[kɔʁɛspɔnˈdiːʁən]

/[kɔʁɛspɔnˈdiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“korrespondieren” is uncommon German (frequency #73,709 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,709
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Briefwechsel mit jemandem stehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-korrespondieren · korrespondieren · German

korrespondieren · rank #73,709 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,709
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kosmonauten

Nearest frequency peer: Kosmonauten (+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 „korrespondieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for korrespondieren
PropertyValue
Headwordkorrespondieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɔʁɛspɔnˈdiːʁən]
Letters15
Frequency rank#73,709
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „korrespondieren“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).korrespondierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kosmonauten“ (#73,710), „Kontrollpunkt“ (#73,706), „konservatives“ (#73,705). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „korrespondieren“ bei #73,709. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

korrespondieren is uncommon German at frequency #73,709 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kɔʁɛspɔnˈdiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for korrespondieren in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is korrespondieren, spelled K-O-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-D-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Briefwechsel mit jemandem stehen
  2. 2
    in einer Beziehung zueinander stehen, oftmals im Sinne von übereinstimmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich korrespondiere schon seit Jahrzehnten mit der Frau des ehemaligen Bundeskanzlers.
  2. Das gestrige Theaterstück korrespondiert inhaltlich mit dem Theaterstück, das wir letzte Woche gesehen haben.

Synonyms

Briefschreibenentsprechengleichenübereinstimmen

This word in other languages

correspond(English)correspondre(Français)

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 "korrespondieren"?
"korrespondieren" is spelled K-O-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-D-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔʁɛspɔnˈdiːʁən].
What does "korrespondieren" mean?
As a verb, "korrespondieren" means: in Briefwechsel mit jemandem stehen
How do you pronounce "korrespondieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "korrespondieren" is [kɔʁɛspɔnˈdiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "korrespondieren" come from?
"korrespondieren" 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 "korrespondieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list