minimieren

[ˌminiˈmiːʁən]

/[ˌminiˈmiːʁən]/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“minimieren” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,989. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,989
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas so klein wie möglich machen, auf den niedrigsten erreichbaren Wert (das Minimum) senken

Corpus desk

Index DE-minimieren · minimieren · German

minimieren · rank #17,989 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,989
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH milden

Nearest frequency peer: milden (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „minimieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „minimieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

minimieren vs minimiert
80% similar
minimieren vs maximieren
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for minimieren
PropertyValue
Headwordminimieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌminiˈmiːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,989
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „minimieren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.minimierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „milden“ (#17,988), „mixed“ (#17,990), „Mentor“ (#17,987). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „minimieren“ bei #17,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around minimieren (IPA [ˌminiˈmiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,989 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for minimieren, with forms such as "imnimieren", "miinmieren", and "miniimeren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "minimiert", "maximieren", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is minimieren, spelled M-I-N-I-M-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas so klein wie möglich machen, auf den niedrigsten erreichbaren Wert (das Minimum) senken
  2. 2
    ein Fenster oder Bildschirmelement nur in der Taskleiste zeigen
  3. 3
    etwas kleiner machen als es ist, in Richtung auf ein Minimum hin verändern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Methode der kleinsten Quadrate bestimmt die Parameter einer Kurve so, dass die Summe der Quadrate der Abweichungen der Kurve von den beobachteten Punkten minimiert wird.
  2. Das Sitzzuteilungsverfahren nach Sainte-Laguë minimiert die Streuung der Erfolgswerte, das heißt, bei keinem anderen Verfahren kann für alle Wahlergebnisse das Mittel der Quadrate der Abweichungen der Erfolgswerte (Wirkungen) der Wählerstimmen vom Quadrat des Mittelwerts der Erfolgswerte geringer sein.

Synonyms

minimalisieren

Antonyms

maximierenvergrößern

This word in other languages

minimize(English)minimizar(Español)minimiser(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imnimieren
  • miinmieren
  • miniimeren
  • minimeiren
  • minimieern
  • minimierenn
  • minimierne
  • minimierren
  • minimireen
  • minimmieren
  • minmiieren
  • minnimieren
  • mminimieren
  • mniimieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of minimieren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imnimieren2miinmieren2miniimeren2minimeiren2minimieern2minimierenn1minimierne2minimierren1
Edit distance from "minimieren"

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 "minimieren"?
"minimieren" is spelled M-I-N-I-M-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌminiˈmiːʁən].
What does "minimieren" mean?
As a verb, "minimieren" means: etwas so klein wie möglich machen, auf den niedrigsten erreichbaren Wert (das Minimum) senken
What words are commonly confused with "minimieren"?
"minimieren" is commonly confused with "minimiert", "maximieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "minimieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minimieren" is [ˌminiˈmiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "minimieren" come from?
"minimieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mechanisch#17,986Mazedonien#17,984marschiert#17,980Normalfall#18,001

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Lagerfeuer14 variantsPreisgeld14 variantsSarkasmus14 variantsgründeten14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list