Rationierung

[ʁat͡si̯oˈniːʁʊŋ]

/[ʁat͡si̯oˈniːʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Rationierung” is an uncommon German word, ranked #98,966 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#98,966
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Maßnahme, die Verfügung über eine bestimmte Sache einzuschränken und Ergebnis dieser Maßnahme

Key facts for Rationierung
PropertyValue
HeadwordRationierung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁat͡si̯oˈniːʁʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#98,966
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rationierung” 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). Rationierung 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 Rationierung is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁat͡si̯oˈniːʁʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #98,966 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Maßnahme, die Verfügung über eine bestimmte Sache einzuschränken und Ergebnis dieser Maßnahme".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rationierung, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Rationierung, spelled R-A-T-I-O-N-I-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maßnahme, die Verfügung über eine bestimmte Sache einzuschränken und Ergebnis dieser Maßnahme

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 "Rationierung"?
"Rationierung" is spelled R-A-T-I-O-N-I-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁat͡si̯oˈniːʁʊŋ].
What does "Rationierung" mean?
As a noun, "Rationierung" means: Maßnahme, die Verfügung über eine bestimmte Sache einzuschränken und Ergebnis dieser Maßnahme
How do you pronounce "Rationierung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rationierung" is [ʁat͡si̯oˈniːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rationierung" come from?
"Rationierung" 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 “Rationierung”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-A-T-I-O-N-I-E-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁat͡si̯oˈniːʁʊŋ] (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