präzisieren

[pʁɛt͡siˈziːʁən]

/[pʁɛt͡siˈziːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“präzisieren” is uncommon German (frequency #50,808 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,808
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas genauer beschreiben, eingrenzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-prazisieren · präzisieren · German

präzisieren · rank #50,808 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,808
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Punktes

Nearest frequency peer: Punktes (+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 „präzisieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for präzisieren
PropertyValue
Headwordpräzisieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pʁɛt͡siˈziːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,808
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „präzisieren“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.präzisierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Punktes“ (#50,809), „prominentesten“ (#50,806), „Punktesystem“ (#50,810). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „präzisieren“ bei #50,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

präzisieren is uncommon German at frequency #50,808 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pʁɛt͡siˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas genauer beschreiben, eingrenzen".

präzisieren has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is präzisieren, spelled P-R-Ä-Z-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas genauer beschreiben, eingrenzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei der Frage nach den Aufgabenbereichen des künftigen Sportdirektors kamen DFB und Liga überein, die laufende Definition des Profils weiter zu präzisieren.
  2. Kritische Fragen und Kommentare helfen den Autoren sogar, ihre Arbeit zu präzisieren.

Synonyms

explizierenillustrierenkonkretisierenverdeutlichen

This word in other languages

specify(English)precisar(Español)préciser(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 "präzisieren"?
"präzisieren" is spelled P-R-Ä-Z-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁɛt͡siˈziːʁən].
What does "präzisieren" mean?
As a verb, "präzisieren" means: etwas genauer beschreiben, eingrenzen
How do you pronounce "präzisieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "präzisieren" is [pʁɛt͡siˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "präzisieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Rausschmiss#50,823Platzmangel#50,792Reflektoren#50,827Paracetamol#50,774

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list