neoliberal

[ˈneːolibeˌʁaːl]

/[ˈneːolibeˌʁaːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“neoliberal” is uncommon German (frequency #59,928 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,928
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Neoliberalismus betreffend, zu ihm gehörend

Corpus desk

Index DE-neoliberal · neoliberal · German

neoliberal · rank #59,928 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,928
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH niederdeutsche

Nearest frequency peer: niederdeutsche (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „neoliberal“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „neoliberal“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for neoliberal
PropertyValue
Headwordneoliberal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈneːolibeˌʁaːl]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,928
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „neoliberal“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).neoliberalfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „niederdeutsche“ (#59,929), „necken“ (#59,926), „Nordkoreaner“ (#59,930). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „neoliberal“ bei #59,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

neoliberal is uncommon German at frequency #59,928 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈneːolibeˌʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Neoliberalismus betreffend, zu ihm gehörend".

Zero misspellings are on record for neoliberal in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is neoliberal, spelled N-E-O-L-I-B-E-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Neoliberalismus betreffend, zu ihm gehörend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der aktuellen Politik sind neoliberale Tendenzen erkennbar.
  2. „Der IWF verordnete Simbabwe am 16. Dezember 1991 ein neoliberales Strukturanpassungsprogramm als Voraussetzung für die Vergabe von Krediten.“

This word in other languages

neoliberal(English)néolibéral(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 "neoliberal"?
"neoliberal" is spelled N-E-O-L-I-B-E-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈneːolibeˌʁaːl].
What does "neoliberal" mean?
As an adjective, "neoliberal" means: den Neoliberalismus betreffend, zu ihm gehörend
How do you pronounce "neoliberal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neoliberal" is [ˈneːolibeˌʁaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neoliberal" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

nahestehen#59,919Nachtlager#59,916Nachtclubs#59,915Nachmieter#59,911

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list