porträtieren

[pɔʁtʁɛˈtiːʁən]

/[pɔʁtʁɛˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“porträtieren” is an uncommon German word, ranked #78,409 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#78,409
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Bildnis von jemandem anfertigen, eine bildliche Darstellung von einem Gesicht – vornehmlich als Brustbild – anfertigen

Key facts for porträtieren
PropertyValue
Headwordporträtieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɔʁtʁɛˈtiːʁən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#78,409
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “porträtieren” 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). porträtieren lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for porträtieren is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɔʁtʁɛˈtiːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #78,409 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

porträtieren has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is porträtieren, spelled P-O-R-T-R-Ä-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Bildnis von jemandem anfertigen, eine bildliche Darstellung von einem Gesicht – vornehmlich als Brustbild – anfertigen
  2. 2
    eine Charakter- oder Milieustudie ausarbeiten, anfertigen

Synonyms

konterfeien

Antonyms

wegradierencharakterisierendarstellen

This word in other languages

portray(English)retratar(Español)représenter(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 "porträtieren"?
"porträtieren" is spelled P-O-R-T-R-Ä-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɔʁtʁɛˈtiːʁən].
What does "porträtieren" mean?
As a verb, "porträtieren" means: das Bildnis von jemandem anfertigen, eine bildliche Darstellung von einem Gesicht – vornehmlich als Brustbild – anfertigen
How do you pronounce "porträtieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porträtieren" is [pɔʁtʁɛˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porträtieren" come from?
"porträtieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “porträtieren”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-O-R-T-R-Ä-T-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɔʁtʁɛˈtiːʁən] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list