korrumpieren
[kɔʁʊmˈpiːʁən]
The verdict
“korrumpieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Gewährung von Vorteilen bestechen, und somit auch moralisch verderben
Corpus desk
Index DE-korrumpieren · korrumpieren · German
korrumpieren · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | korrumpieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kɔʁʊmˈpiːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „korrumpieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
korrumpieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kɔʁʊmˈpiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for korrumpieren, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is korrumpieren, spelled K-O-R-R-U-M-P-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch Gewährung von Vorteilen bestechen, und somit auch moralisch verderben
- 2Integrität oder Authentizität von elektronischen Daten schwächen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how korrumpieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Schwer sei es manchmal gewesen, sich nicht korrumpieren zu lassen.
„Ein beängstigendes und heikles Problem, dass alle amerikanischen Bemühungen um eine bessere Welt kompromittiert, wenn nicht korrumpiert – hier, dort oder sonst wo.“
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.