kultivieren

[kʊltiˈviːʁən]

/[kʊltiˈviːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“kultivieren” is uncommon German (frequency #54,681 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,681
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Land urbar machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kultivieren · kultivieren · German

kultivieren · rank #54,681 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,681
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kriegszustand

Nearest frequency peer: Kriegszustand (-2 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 „kultivieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kultivieren
PropertyValue
Headwordkultivieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kʊltiˈviːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,681
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kultivieren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kriegszustand“ (#54,679), „Körperflüssigkeiten“ (#54,683), „Kreditinstituten“ (#54,677). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kultivieren“ bei #54,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kultivieren is uncommon German at frequency #54,681 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kʊltiˈviːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kultivieren, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kultivieren, spelled K-U-L-T-I-V-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Land urbar machen
  2. 2
    Pflanzen (Getreide, Gemüse, Obst, Kräuter, Rosen …) züchten oder anbauen, Land bebauen
  3. 3
    etwas verfeinern, etwas entwickeln oder auf eine höhere Stufe bringen (z.B. sein Klavierspiel, Benehmen, …), etwas sorgsam pflegen (Freundschaft)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Mitteleuropa wird das Land seit dem 13. Jahrhundert zunehmend kultiviert.
  2. Als Obstbauer kultivierte er alte Apfelsorten. (=züchtete und erhielt alte Apfelsorten am Leben)

This word in other languages

cultivate(English)cultiver(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 "kultivieren"?
"kultivieren" is spelled K-U-L-T-I-V-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kʊltiˈviːʁən].
What does "kultivieren" mean?
As a verb, "kultivieren" means: Land urbar machen
How do you pronounce "kultivieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kultivieren" is [kʊltiˈviːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kultivieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Landesteile#54,687Kläranlagen#54,665Lidschatten#54,703Maultaschen#54,726

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list