marginalisieren

[maʁɡinaliˈziːʁən]

/[maʁɡinaliˈziːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“marginalisieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Wichtiges zur Täuschung anderer in den Hintergrund rücken; etwas als Nebensächlichkeit darstellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-marginalisieren · marginalisieren · German

marginalisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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.

Key facts for marginalisieren
PropertyValue
Headwordmarginalisieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[maʁɡinaliˈziːʁən]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „marginalisieren“ im Deutschen

marginalisierensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marginalisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [maʁɡinaliˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for marginalisieren, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is marginalisieren, spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Wichtiges zur Täuschung anderer in den Hintergrund rücken; etwas als Nebensächlichkeit darstellen
  2. 2
    an den Rand der Gesellschaft drängen
  3. 3
    einen Text mit Randbemerkungen (Marginalien) versehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Verlierer waren die zuvor äußerst einflussreichen Gewerkschaften, die unter Thatchers Regentschaft marginalisiert wurden.
  2. die Finanzierung des Vorhabens wird marginalisiert.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marginalisieren"?
"marginalisieren" is spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [maʁɡinaliˈziːʁən].
What does "marginalisieren" mean?
As a verb, "marginalisieren" means: etwas Wichtiges zur Täuschung anderer in den Hintergrund rücken; etwas als Nebensächlichkeit darstellen
How do you pronounce "marginalisieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marginalisieren" is [maʁɡinaliˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marginalisieren" come from?
"marginalisieren" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list