kriminalisieren

Name: kriminalisieren, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[kʁiminaliˈziːʁən]

/[kʁiminaliˈziːʁən]/ verb

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“kriminalisieren” is an uncommon German word, ranked #71,544 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#71,544
frequency rank, German: 15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden in die Kriminalität drängen, in jemandem kriminelle Neigungen hervorrufen

Key facts for kriminalisieren
Property	Value
Headword	kriminalisieren
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[kʁiminaliˈziːʁən]
Letters	15
Frequency rank	#71,544
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kriminalisieren” 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). kriminalisieren lands here:

#71,544

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kriminalisieren is 15 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kʁiminaliˈziːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #71,544 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for kriminalisieren in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kriminalisieren, spelled K-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

1
jemanden in die Kriminalität drängen, in jemandem kriminelle Neigungen hervorrufen
2
etwas als kriminell hinstellen

Antonyms

sozialisierenentkriminalisieren

This word in other languages

criminalize(English)criminaliser(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 "kriminalisieren"?

"kriminalisieren" is spelled K-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁiminaliˈziːʁən].

What does "kriminalisieren" mean?

As a verb, "kriminalisieren" means: jemanden in die Kriminalität drängen, in jemandem kriminelle Neigungen hervorrufen

How do you pronounce "kriminalisieren"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kriminalisieren" is [kʁiminaliˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "kriminalisieren" come from?

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Using “kriminalisieren”

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

The one correct German spelling is K-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [kʁiminaliˈziːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.