Privatsektor
[pʁiˈvaːtˌzɛktoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Privatsektor” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit privater Wirtschaftsunternehmen
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Index DE-privatsektor · Privatsektor · German
Privatsektor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Privatsektor |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pʁiˈvaːtˌzɛktoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Privatsektor“ im Deutschen
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Privatsektor is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʁiˈvaːtˌzɛktoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit privater Wirtschaftsunternehmen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Privatsektor in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Privatsektor, spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-S-E-K-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit privater Wirtschaftsunternehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Privatsektor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er braucht einen Arbeitsplatz, von dem aus er mit minimalem Aufwand auf alle Computersysteme zugreifen kann, in denen die ISA nicht zu entdeckende Rootkits installiert hat. Das sind sämtliche wichtigen Systeme in Washington, den Bundesstaaten und allen Großstädten sowie im Privatsektor.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.