rangieren

/[ʁaŋˈʒiːʁən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,434

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

rangieren is aGermanverb. It means: Fahrzeuge, insbesondere Eisenbahnwagen verschieben, in eine bestimmte Reihenfolge bringen oder einen Wagen aus einem Zug herauslösen Pronounced [ʁaŋˈʒiːʁən]. Often confused with regieren and rasieren.

Key facts for rangieren
PropertyValue
Headwordrangieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁaŋˈʒiːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#43,434
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rangieren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for rangieren is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁaŋˈʒiːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,434 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for rangieren, with forms such as "arngieren", "ragnieren", and "rangeiren". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "regieren", "rasieren", "rangiert", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is rangieren, spelled R-A-N-G-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fahrzeuge, insbesondere Eisenbahnwagen verschieben, in eine bestimmte Reihenfolge bringen oder einen Wagen aus einem Zug herauslösen
  2. 2
    einen Platz innerhalb einer Gruppe einnehmen oder zugewiesen bekommen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arngieren,ragnieren,rangeiren,ranggieren,rangieern,rangierenn,rangierne,rangierren,rangireen,ranigeren,ranngieren,rnagieren,rrangieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rangieren

Misspelling Variants of "rangieren"

arngieren9ragnieren9rangeiren9ranggieren10rangieern9rangierenn10rangierne9rangierren10
Misspelling Variants of "rangieren"

Frequency rank: #43,434 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rangieren"?
"rangieren" is spelled R-A-N-G-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaŋˈʒiːʁən].
What does "rangieren" mean?
As a verb, "rangieren" means: Fahrzeuge, insbesondere Eisenbahnwagen verschieben, in eine bestimmte Reihenfolge bringen oder einen Wagen aus einem Zug herauslösen
What words are commonly confused with "rangieren"?
"rangieren" is commonly confused with "regieren", "rasieren", "rangiert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rangieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rangieren" is [ʁaŋˈʒiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rangieren" come from?
"rangieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.