Personalaufwand

[pɛʁzoˈnaːlʔaʊ̯fˌvant]

/[pɛʁzoˈnaːlʔaʊ̯fˌvant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Personalaufwand” is uncommon German (frequency #90,720 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,720
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aufwand für den Personaleinsatz

Key facts for Personalaufwand
PropertyValue
HeadwordPersonalaufwand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛʁzoˈnaːlʔaʊ̯fˌvant]
Letters15
Frequency rank#90,720
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Personalaufwand” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Personalaufwand lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Personalaufwand is uncommon German at frequency #90,720 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛʁzoˈnaːlʔaʊ̯fˌvant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aufwand für den Personaleinsatz".

Personalaufwand has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Personalaufwand, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-A-U-F-W-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aufwand für den Personaleinsatz

Antonyms

Sachaufwand

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 "Personalaufwand"?
"Personalaufwand" is spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-A-U-F-W-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʁzoˈnaːlʔaʊ̯fˌvant].
What does "Personalaufwand" mean?
As a noun, "Personalaufwand" means: Aufwand für den Personaleinsatz
How do you pronounce "Personalaufwand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Personalaufwand" is [pɛʁzoˈnaːlʔaʊ̯fˌvant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Personalaufwand" come from?
"Personalaufwand" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Personalaufwand”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-A-U-F-W-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɛʁzoˈnaːlʔaʊ̯fˌvant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list