Limitierung

[limiˈtiːʁʊŋ]

/[limiˈtiːʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Limitierung” is uncommon German (frequency #90,579 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,579
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mengenmäßige Reduzierung von etwas durch jemanden (beispielsweise der Politik, einer Firma, einem Kartell)

Corpus desk

Index DE-limitierung · Limitierung · German

Limitierung · rank #90,579 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,579
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lighthouse

Nearest frequency peer: lighthouse (-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 „Limitierung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Limitierung
PropertyValue
HeadwordLimitierung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[limiˈtiːʁʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#90,579
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Limitierung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „lighthouse“ (#90,578), „Literaturangaben“ (#90,580), „lieu“ (#90,577). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Limitierung“ bei #90,579. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Limitierung is uncommon German at frequency #90,579 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [limiˈtiːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mengenmäßige Reduzierung von etwas durch jemanden (beispielsweise der Politik, einer Firma, einem Kartell)".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Limitierung, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Limitierung, spelled L-I-M-I-T-I-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mengenmäßige Reduzierung von etwas durch jemanden (beispielsweise der Politik, einer Firma, einem Kartell)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Limitierung von Pädagogik-Studienplätzen an deutschen Universitäten durch NCs ist angesichts der zunehmenden Lehrerknappheit ein Skandal.
  2. Die Limitierung der Amtsdauer amerikanischer Präsidenten könnte ein Vorbild für deutsche Politiker sein.

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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 "Limitierung"?
"Limitierung" is spelled L-I-M-I-T-I-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [limiˈtiːʁʊŋ].
What does "Limitierung" mean?
As a noun, "Limitierung" means: mengenmäßige Reduzierung von etwas durch jemanden (beispielsweise der Politik, einer Firma, einem Kartell)
How do you pronounce "Limitierung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Limitierung" is [limiˈtiːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Limitierung" come from?
"Limitierung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list