ranlassen

[ˈʁanˌlasn̩]

/[ˈʁanˌlasn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ranlassen” is uncommon German (frequency #98,962 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,962
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - transitiv

Corpus desk

Index DE-ranlassen · ranlassen · German

ranlassen · rank #98,962 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,962
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Randerscheinu…

Nearest frequency peer: Randerscheinung (-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 „ranlassen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ranlassen
PropertyValue
Headwordranlassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁanˌlasn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,962
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ranlassen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Randerscheinung“ (#98,960), „Rathäusern“ (#98,964), „Rationierung“ (#98,966). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „ranlassen“ bei #98,962. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ranlassen is uncommon German at frequency #98,962 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁanˌlasn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ranlassen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ranlassen, spelled R-A-N-L-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    transitiv
  2. 2
    jemanden zu sich, zu jemandem oder zu etwas hinkommen lassen
  3. 3
    jemandem dazu Gelegenheit geben, seine Kenntnisse und Fähigkeiten zu beweisen
  4. 4
    sich auf Geschlechtsverkehr mit jemandem einlassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ranlassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mit seiner Modelleisenbahn ist Graciano sehr eigen. Da lässt er niemanden ran. Nicht mal in die Nähe der Anlage darf man kommen.
  2. Lass den Hengst nicht so nah an dich ran! Der ist gefährlich.

Synonyms

heranlassen

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 "ranlassen"?
"ranlassen" is spelled R-A-N-L-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁanˌlasn̩].
What does "ranlassen" mean?
As a verb, "ranlassen" means: transitiv
How do you pronounce "ranlassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ranlassen" is [ˈʁanˌlasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ranlassen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quirligen#98,953Ringmauer#98,996Postämter#98,927Pneumatik#98,923

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list