meliorieren
[meli̯oˈʁiːʁən]
The verdict
“meliorieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ackerland verbessern
Corpus desk
Index DE-meliorieren · meliorieren · German
meliorieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | meliorieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [meli̯oˈʁiːʁən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „meliorieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
meliorieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [meli̯oˈʁiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for meliorieren, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is meliorieren, spelled M-E-L-I-O-R-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ackerland verbessern
- 2verbessern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how meliorieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In früheren Zeiten konnte man mit dem Flußschlamm im Umkreis von Rotterdam sogar ganze Polder meliorieren.
Die Landwirtschaftsflächen sind melioriert und der Niederschlag ist sofort in den Flüssen.
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.