priorisieren

[pʁioʁiˈziːʁən]

/[pʁioʁiˈziːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“priorisieren” is an uncommon German word, ranked #97,538 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#97,538
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas mit Vorrang (Priorität) behandeln; bestimmte Prioritäten setzen

Key facts for priorisieren
PropertyValue
Headwordpriorisieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pʁioʁiˈziːʁən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#97,538
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “priorisieren” 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). priorisieren 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 priorisieren is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pʁioʁiˈziːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,538 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "etwas mit Vorrang (Priorität) behandeln; bestimmte Prioritäten setzen".

Zero misspellings are on record for priorisieren in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is priorisieren, spelled P-R-I-O-R-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit Vorrang (Priorität) behandeln; bestimmte Prioritäten setzen

Synonyms

Antonyms

hintanstellenposteriorisieren

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); 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 "priorisieren"?
"priorisieren" is spelled P-R-I-O-R-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁioʁiˈziːʁən].
What does "priorisieren" mean?
As a verb, "priorisieren" means: etwas mit Vorrang (Priorität) behandeln; bestimmte Prioritäten setzen
How do you pronounce "priorisieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "priorisieren" is [pʁioʁiˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "priorisieren" come from?
"priorisieren" 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 “priorisieren”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-I-O-R-I-S-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pʁioʁiˈziːʁən] (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