reprivatisieren
[ʁepʁivatiˈziːʁən]
The verdict
“reprivatisieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zuvor verstaatlichtes Eigentum wieder in Privateigentum zurückführen
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Index DE-reprivatisieren · reprivatisieren · German
reprivatisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reprivatisieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʁepʁivatiˈziːʁən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „reprivatisieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
reprivatisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʁepʁivatiˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zuvor verstaatlichtes Eigentum wieder in Privateigentum zurückführen".
reprivatisieren has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 reprivatisieren, spelled R-E-P-R-I-V-A-T-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1zuvor verstaatlichtes Eigentum wieder in Privateigentum zurückführen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reprivatisieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bis zum Jahr 1969 war die "Saarbrücker Zeitung" im Staatsbesitz, dann beschloss der Landtag, sie zu reprivatisieren - und vergab 26 Prozent der Anteile an die GSB.
Bislang setzt der Bund noch darauf, über eine Restrukturierung das Institut auf längere Sicht wieder reprivatisieren, also an private Investoren verkaufen zu können.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.