negotiate

[nɪˈɡəʊʃɪeɪt]

/[nɪˈɡəʊʃɪeɪt]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verhandeln, unterhandeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-negotiate · negotiate · German

negotiate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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 negotiate
PropertyValue
Headwordnegotiate
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[nɪˈɡəʊʃɪeɪt]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „negotiate“ im Deutschen

negotiateschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

negotiate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [nɪˈɡəʊʃɪeɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verhandeln, unterhandeln".

No generated misspelling entries exist for negotiate in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 negotiate, spelled N-E-G-O-T-I-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    verhandeln, unterhandeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "On the morrow, Aramis, who was setting out for Madrid, to negotiate the neutrality of Spain, came to embrace D'Artagnan at his hotel."
  2. "He remained two years in prison, when M. Otto, who negotiated with Lord Hawkesbury the preliminaries of peace, obtained the release of Napper Tandy, who was sent back to France."

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 "negotiate"?
"negotiate" is spelled N-E-G-O-T-I-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [nɪˈɡəʊʃɪeɪt].
What does "negotiate" mean?
As a verb, "negotiate" means: verhandeln, unterhandeln
How do you pronounce "negotiate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "negotiate" is [nɪˈɡəʊʃɪeɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "negotiate" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list