Ratingagentur

[ˈʁɛɪ̯tɪŋʔaɡɛnˌtuːɐ̯]

/[ˈʁɛɪ̯tɪŋʔaɡɛnˌtuːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ratingagentur” is uncommon German (frequency #78,440 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,440
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Organisation (meist ein privates Unternehmen), die die Kreditwürdigkeit von Staaten und Unternehmen sowie das Ausfallrisiko von Wertpapieren bewertet

Corpus desk

Index DE-ratingagentur · Ratingagentur · German

Ratingagentur · rank #78,440 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,440
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 42,116
  • PHOTO-FINISH rasierten

Nearest frequency peer: rasierten (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Ratingagentur”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Ratingagentur” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Ratingagentur
PropertyValue
HeadwordRatingagentur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛɪ̯tɪŋʔaɡɛnˌtuːɐ̯]
Letters13
Frequency rank#78,440
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ratingagentur” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ratingagentur lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ratingagentur is uncommon German at frequency #78,440 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛɪ̯tɪŋʔaɡɛnˌtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Organisation (meist ein privates Unternehmen), die die Kreditwürdigkeit von Staaten und Unternehmen sowie das Ausfallrisiko von Wertpapieren bewertet".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ratingagentur, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ratingagentur, spelled R-A-T-I-N-G-A-G-E-N-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Organisation (meist ein privates Unternehmen), die die Kreditwürdigkeit von Staaten und Unternehmen sowie das Ausfallrisiko von Wertpapieren bewertet

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ratingagentur"?
"Ratingagentur" is spelled R-A-T-I-N-G-A-G-E-N-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛɪ̯tɪŋʔaɡɛnˌtuːɐ̯].
What does "Ratingagentur" mean?
As a noun, "Ratingagentur" means: eine Organisation (meist ein privates Unternehmen), die die Kreditwürdigkeit von Staaten und Unternehmen sowie das Ausfallrisiko von Wertpapieren bewertet
How do you pronounce "Ratingagentur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ratingagentur" is [ˈʁɛɪ̯tɪŋʔaɡɛnˌtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ratingagentur" come from?
"Ratingagentur" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rechtschaffen#78,448pubertierende#78,428Privatwohnung#78,418Preisnachlass#78,414
Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list