requirements

[rɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nts]

/[rɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nts]/ noun

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The verdict

“requirements” is uncommon German (frequency #68,614 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,614
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs requirement

Key facts for requirements
PropertyValue
Headwordrequirements
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[rɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nts]
Letters12
Frequency rank#68,614
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “requirements” 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). requirements 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

requirements is uncommon German at frequency #68,614 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [rɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nts]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs requirement".

requirements doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is requirements, spelled R-E-Q-U-I-R-E-M-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs requirement

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 "requirements"?
"requirements" is spelled R-E-Q-U-I-R-E-M-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [rɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nts].
What does "requirements" mean?
As a noun, "requirements" means: Plural des Substantivs requirement
How do you pronounce "requirements"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "requirements" is [rɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nts]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "requirements" come from?
"requirements" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “requirements”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-Q-U-I-R-E-M-E-N-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [rɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nts] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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