quantifizieren

[kvantifiˈt͡siːʁən]

/[kvantifiˈt͡siːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“quantifizieren” is an uncommon German word, ranked #74,979 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#74,979
frequency rank, German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das numerische Maß einer Sache angeben

Key facts for quantifizieren
PropertyValue
Headwordquantifizieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kvantifiˈt͡siːʁən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#74,979
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quantifizieren” 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). quantifizieren 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 quantifizieren is 14 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kvantifiˈt͡siːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #74,979 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "das numerische Maß einer Sache angeben".

No misspelling variants are generated for quantifizieren in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is quantifizieren, spelled Q-U-A-N-T-I-F-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das numerische Maß einer Sache angeben

This word in other languages

quantify(English)

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 "quantifizieren"?
"quantifizieren" is spelled Q-U-A-N-T-I-F-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kvantifiˈt͡siːʁən].
What does "quantifizieren" mean?
As a verb, "quantifizieren" means: das numerische Maß einer Sache angeben
How do you pronounce "quantifizieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quantifizieren" is [kvantifiˈt͡siːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quantifizieren" come from?
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Using “quantifizieren”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Q-U-A-N-T-I-F-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kvantifiˈt͡siːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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