optimieren
[ɔptiˈmiːʁən]
The verdict
“optimieren” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #14,644 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #14,644
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas weiter verbessern, so weit es nötig und auch möglich ist; etwas in den bestmöglichen Zustand versetzen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | optimieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɔptiˈmiːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #14,644 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “optimieren” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for optimieren is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɔptiˈmiːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,644 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "etwas weiter verbessern, so weit es nötig und auch möglich ist; etwas in den bestmöglichen Zustand versetzen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for optimieren, with forms such as "opitmieren", "opptimieren", and "optiimeren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "optimiert", "optimierte", "Optimierung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is optimieren, spelled O-P-T-I-M-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas weiter verbessern, so weit es nötig und auch möglich ist; etwas in den bestmöglichen Zustand versetzen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: opitmieren,opptimieren,optiimeren,optimeiren,optimieern,optimierenn,optimierne,optimierren,optimireen,optimmieren,optmiieren,opttimieren,otpimieren,potimieren
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of optimieren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “optimieren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-P-T-I-M-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɔptiˈmiːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “optimiert” - see the side-by-side comparison. optimieren vs optimiert
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.