Platzmangel

[ˈplat͡sˌmaŋl̩]

/[ˈplat͡sˌmaŋl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Platzmangel” is uncommon German (frequency #50,792 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,792
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr wenig/zu wenig Platz

Corpus desk

Index DE-platzmangel · Platzmangel · German

Platzmangel · rank #50,792 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,792
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Plazenta

Nearest frequency peer: Plazenta (+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 „Platzmangel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Platzmangel
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlatzmangel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplat͡sˌmaŋl̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,792
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Platzmangel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Plazenta“ (#50,793), „Polis“ (#50,794), „Pionieren“ (#50,789). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Platzmangel“ bei #50,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Platzmangel is uncommon German at frequency #50,792 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈplat͡sˌmaŋl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr wenig/zu wenig Platz".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Platzmangel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Platzmangel, spelled P-L-A-T-Z-M-A-N-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr wenig/zu wenig Platz

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ein ziviler Gast wurde bei Platzmangel auf der Holzkiste neben den Torpedorohren platziert; natürlich gut gepolstert.“

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 "Platzmangel"?
"Platzmangel" is spelled P-L-A-T-Z-M-A-N-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplat͡sˌmaŋl̩].
What does "Platzmangel" mean?
As a noun, "Platzmangel" means: sehr wenig/zu wenig Platz
How do you pronounce "Platzmangel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Platzmangel" is [ˈplat͡sˌmaŋl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Platzmangel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

präzisieren#50,808Paracetamol#50,774olympisches#50,766Rausschmiss#50,823

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list