requirieren
[ˌʁekviˈʁiːʁən]
The verdict
“requirieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - beschlagnahmen, einziehen (meist durch oder für das Militär)
Corpus desk
Index DE-requirieren · requirieren · German
requirieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | requirieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌʁekviˈʁiːʁən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „requirieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
requirieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʁekviˈʁiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
requirieren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 requirieren, spelled R-E-Q-U-I-R-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1beschlagnahmen, einziehen (meist durch oder für das Militär)
- 2um Rechtshilfe ersuchen (durch Gericht, Anwalt und Ähnliches)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how requirieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In aller Frühe ließ er uns heraustrommeln, lief mit uns im Laufschritt zum Dampfer, und wir fuhren zur Werft, um dort die einzelnen Gegenstände für unsere Ausrüstung zu requirieren.“
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.