planieren

[plaˈniːʁən]

/[plaˈniːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“planieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf einem Geländestück Unebenheiten einebnen, zum Beispiel mit Hilfe einer Maschine, der Planierraupe

Corpus desk

Index DE-planieren · planieren · German

planieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for planieren
PropertyValue
Headwordplanieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[plaˈniːʁən]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „planieren“ im Deutschen

planierensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

planieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [plaˈniːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf einem Geländestück Unebenheiten einebnen, zum Beispiel mit Hilfe einer Maschine, der Planierraupe".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for planieren, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is planieren, spelled P-L-A-N-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf einem Geländestück Unebenheiten einebnen, zum Beispiel mit Hilfe einer Maschine, der Planierraupe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Bulldozer planiert den Platzpl
  2. „Drei große Caterpillar D9 fuhren nebeneinander, sodass nach einer Fahrt schon die halbe Flugplatzbreite planiert war.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "planieren"?
"planieren" is spelled P-L-A-N-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [plaˈniːʁən].
What does "planieren" mean?
As a verb, "planieren" means: auf einem Geländestück Unebenheiten einebnen, zum Beispiel mit Hilfe einer Maschine, der Planierraupe
How do you pronounce "planieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "planieren" is [plaˈniːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "planieren" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list