Migrationshintergrund

[miɡʁaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhɪntɐɡʁʊnt]

/[miɡʁaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhɪntɐɡʁʊnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Migrationshintergrund” is a German headword at frequency #8,909, used as a noun.

#8,909
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abstammung einer in einem Land lebenden Person oder mindestens eines ihrer Elternteile aus einem anderen Land

Corpus desk

Index DE-migrationshintergrund · Migrationshintergrund · German

Migrationshintergrund · rank #8,909 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,909
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lücken

Nearest frequency peer: Lücken (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Migrationshintergrund”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Migrationshintergrund” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Migrationshintergrund
PropertyValue
HeadwordMigrationshintergrund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miɡʁaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhɪntɐɡʁʊnt]
Letters21
Frequency rank#8,909
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Migrationshintergrund” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Migrationshintergrundliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Lücken“ (#8,908), „Lindner“ (#8,907), „musikalisch“ (#8,911). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & dictionary insight

The German entry for Migrationshintergrund is 21 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [miɡʁaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhɪntɐɡʁʊnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,909 in overall German word frequency among 3,571 “M” headwords. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Abstammung einer in einem Land lebenden Person oder mindestens eines ihrer Elternteile aus einem anderen Land".

Migrationshintergrund has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Migrationshintergrund, spelled M-I-G-R-A-T-I-O-N-S-H-I-N-T-E-R-G-R-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abstammung einer in einem Land lebenden Person oder mindestens eines ihrer Elternteile aus einem anderen Land

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Zur Rolle von Formeln in den Schreibprozessen von Kindern mit Migrationshintergrund nannte Prof. Kostrzewa folgende Thesen:…“
  2. Zu einer Gesamtschule in Hamburg: „Gut sechzig Prozent der Schülerinnen und Schüler haben einen Migrationshintergrund.“

Synonyms

Zuwanderungsgeschichte

Antonyms

Migrationsvordergrund

This word in other languages

issu de l'immigration(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 "Migrationshintergrund"?
"Migrationshintergrund" is spelled M-I-G-R-A-T-I-O-N-S-H-I-N-T-E-R-G-R-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [miɡʁaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhɪntɐɡʁʊnt].
What does "Migrationshintergrund" mean?
As a noun, "Migrationshintergrund" means: Abstammung einer in einem Land lebenden Person oder mindestens eines ihrer Elternteile aus einem anderen Land
How do you pronounce "Migrationshintergrund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Migrationshintergrund" is [miɡʁaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌhɪntɐɡʁʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Migrationshintergrund" come from?
"Migrationshintergrund" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 21 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list