rankommt

[ˈʁanˌkɔmt]

/[ˈʁanˌkɔmt]/ verb

The verdict

“rankommt” is uncommon German (frequency #74,986 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,986
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs rankommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rankommt · rankommt · German

rankommt · rank #74,986 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,986
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rasier

Nearest frequency peer: rasier (+2 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 „rankommt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rankommt
PropertyValue
Headwordrankommt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁanˌkɔmt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,986
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rankommt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).rankommtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rasier“ (#74,988), „Raubmord“ (#74,990), „Rauchens“ (#74,991). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rankommt“ bei #74,986. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rankommt is uncommon German at frequency #74,986 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁanˌkɔmt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for rankommt in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 rankommt, spelled R-A-N-K-O-M-M-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs rankommen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs rankommen

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 "rankommt"?
"rankommt" is spelled R-A-N-K-O-M-M-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁanˌkɔmt].
What does "rankommt" mean?
As a verb, "rankommt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs rankommen
How do you pronounce "rankommt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rankommt" is [ˈʁanˌkɔmt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rankommt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list