patentieren

[patɛnˈtiːʁən]

/[patɛnˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“patentieren” is uncommon German (frequency #62,729 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,729
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Erfindung durch ein Patent vor Nachahmung schützen

Corpus desk

Index DE-patentieren · patentieren · German

patentieren · rank #62,729 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,729
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Patenschaften

Nearest frequency peer: Patenschaften (-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 „patentieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for patentieren
PropertyValue
Headwordpatentieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[patɛnˈtiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#62,729
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „patentieren“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).patentierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Patenschaften“ (#62,728), „Partnerwahl“ (#62,726), „Pendants“ (#62,732). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „patentieren“ bei #62,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

patentieren is uncommon German at frequency #62,729 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [patɛnˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Erfindung durch ein Patent vor Nachahmung schützen".

Zero misspellings are on record for patentieren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is patentieren, spelled P-A-T-E-N-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Erfindung durch ein Patent vor Nachahmung schützen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Patentamt weigerte sich das Papierflugzeug zu patentieren.
  2. Biotechnologiefirmen versuchen sich Teile des Erbguts von Pflanzen oder Tieren patentieren zu lassen.

Synonyms

schützen

This word in other languages

patent(English)breveter(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 "patentieren"?
"patentieren" is spelled P-A-T-E-N-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [patɛnˈtiːʁən].
What does "patentieren" mean?
As a verb, "patentieren" means: eine Erfindung durch ein Patent vor Nachahmung schützen
How do you pronounce "patentieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patentieren" is [patɛnˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patentieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Partnerwahl#62,726pommerschen#62,746präparierte#62,756präventiven#62,757

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list