rationalisieren

[ʁat͡si̯onaliˈziːʁən]

/[ʁat͡si̯onaliˈziːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“rationalisieren” is an uncommon German word, ranked #86,955 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#86,955
frequency rank, German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arbeitsabläufe effektiv(er) gestalten und damit Leistung/Output erhöhen

Key facts for rationalisieren
PropertyValue
Headwordrationalisieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁat͡si̯onaliˈziːʁən]
Letters15
Frequency rank#86,955
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rationalisieren” 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). rationalisieren lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for rationalisieren is 15 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁat͡si̯onaliˈziːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #86,955 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rationalisieren, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is rationalisieren, spelled R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arbeitsabläufe effektiv(er) gestalten und damit Leistung/Output erhöhen
  2. 2
    rein verstandesmäßig betrachten
  3. 3
    „Gesamtheit der von der sozialistischen Gesellschaft getroffenen Maßnahmen zur rationellen Gestaltung der gesellschaftlichen Arbeit auf allen Gebieten, die auf die Erhöhung der Effektivität der Volkswirtschaft und gleichzeitig auf die Verbesserung der Arbeitsbedingungen und die Steigerung des Lebensstandards der Werktätigen gerichtet sind“

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 "rationalisieren"?
"rationalisieren" is spelled R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁat͡si̯onaliˈziːʁən].
What does "rationalisieren" mean?
As a verb, "rationalisieren" means: Arbeitsabläufe effektiv(er) gestalten und damit Leistung/Output erhöhen
How do you pronounce "rationalisieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rationalisieren" is [ʁat͡si̯onaliˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rationalisieren" come from?
"rationalisieren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “rationalisieren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁat͡si̯onaliˈziːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list