Privatleuten

[pʁiˈvaːtˌlɔɪ̯tn̩]

/[pʁiˈvaːtˌlɔɪ̯tn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Privatleuten” is uncommon German (frequency #65,586 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,586
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Privatleute

Corpus desk

Index DE-privatleuten · Privatleuten · German

Privatleuten · rank #65,586 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,586
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Preisfrage

Nearest frequency peer: Preisfrage (-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 „Privatleuten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Privatleuten
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrivatleuten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁiˈvaːtˌlɔɪ̯tn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,586
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Privatleuten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Preisfrage“ (#65,585), „proa“ (#65,587), „POW“ (#65,583). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Privatleuten“ bei #65,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Privatleuten is uncommon German at frequency #65,586 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁiˈvaːtˌlɔɪ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Privatleute".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Privatleuten in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Privatleuten, spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-L-E-U-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Privatleute

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 "Privatleuten"?
"Privatleuten" is spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-L-E-U-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁiˈvaːtˌlɔɪ̯tn̩].
What does "Privatleuten" mean?
As a noun, "Privatleuten" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Privatleute
How do you pronounce "Privatleuten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Privatleuten" is [pʁiˈvaːtˌlɔɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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"Privatleuten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list