okkupieren
[ɔkuˈpiːʁən]
The verdict
“okkupieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas besetzen, sich etwas aneignen, etwas einnehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-okkupieren · okkupieren · German
okkupieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | okkupieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɔkuˈpiːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „okkupieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
okkupieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɔkuˈpiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for okkupieren in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is okkupieren, spelled O-K-K-U-P-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas besetzen, sich etwas aneignen, etwas einnehmen
- 2sich etwas widerrechtlich aneignen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how okkupieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Danach sollten die USA saudi-arabische Ölfelder okkupieren, falls das Land nicht mehr gegen den Terrorismus unternehme.
übertragen: „Für manche tut es eine der Maxi-Packungen Schokoladelebkuchen oder Spekulatius, die schon seit Anfang September dauerhaft zwei Quadratmeter im Supermarktregal okkupieren.“
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.