Ratenzahlung

[ˈʁaːtn̩ˌt͡saːlʊŋ]

/[ˈʁaːtn̩ˌt͡saːlʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ratenzahlung” is uncommon German (frequency #61,856 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,856
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zahlungsart, bei der man in zeitlich gleichmäßigen Abständen Teilbeträge zahlt (bis der Gesamtbetrag abgedeckt ist)

Corpus desk

Index DE-ratenzahlung · Ratenzahlung · German

Ratenzahlung · rank #61,856 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,856
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rassistisches

Nearest frequency peer: rassistisches (-1 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 „Ratenzahlung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ratenzahlung
PropertyValue
HeadwordRatenzahlung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaːtn̩ˌt͡saːlʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,856
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ratenzahlung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ratenzahlungfällt 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: „rassistisches“ (#61,855), „Randgruppen“ (#61,854), „rebellisch“ (#61,858). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ratenzahlung“ bei #61,856. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ratenzahlung is uncommon German at frequency #61,856 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaːtn̩ˌt͡saːlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ratenzahlung, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ratenzahlung, spelled R-A-T-E-N-Z-A-H-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zahlungsart, bei der man in zeitlich gleichmäßigen Abständen Teilbeträge zahlt (bis der Gesamtbetrag abgedeckt ist)
  2. 2
    die Zahlung eines der in [1] beschriebenen Teilbeträge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beim Kauf dieses Wagens ist auch eine Ratenzahlung möglich.
  2. Er hat die letzte Ratenzahlung vergessen.

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 "Ratenzahlung"?
"Ratenzahlung" is spelled R-A-T-E-N-Z-A-H-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaːtn̩ˌt͡saːlʊŋ].
What does "Ratenzahlung" mean?
As a noun, "Ratenzahlung" means: Zahlungsart, bei der man in zeitlich gleichmäßigen Abständen Teilbeträge zahlt (bis der Gesamtbetrag abgedeckt ist)
How do you pronounce "Ratenzahlung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ratenzahlung" is [ˈʁaːtn̩ˌt͡saːlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ratenzahlung" come from?
"Ratenzahlung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

präparierten#61,848Rekordhalter#61,865Prozentpunkt#61,845Rennstrecken#61,871

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list