ratifizieren
[ʁatifiˈt͡siːʁən]
The verdict
“ratifizieren” is uncommon German (frequency #94,771 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,771
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas rechtskräftig bestätigen, genehmigen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ratifizieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʁatifiˈt͡siːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #94,771 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ratifizieren” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ratifizieren is uncommon German at frequency #94,771 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʁatifiˈt͡siːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas rechtskräftig bestätigen, genehmigen".
ratifizieren has no tracked misspelling variants, 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 usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ratifizieren, spelled R-A-T-I-F-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas rechtskräftig bestätigen, genehmigen
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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.
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Using “ratifizieren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-A-T-I-F-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁatifiˈt͡siːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.