Risikogruppe

[ˈʁiːzikoˌɡʁʊpə]

/[ˈʁiːzikoˌɡʁʊpə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Risikogruppe” is uncommon German (frequency #60,960 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,960
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gruppe von Personen, für die ein bestimmtes Risiko besteht

Key facts for Risikogruppe
PropertyValue
HeadwordRisikogruppe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁiːzikoˌɡʁʊpə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,960
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Risikogruppe” 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). Risikogruppe 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

Risikogruppe is uncommon German at frequency #60,960 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁiːzikoˌɡʁʊpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gruppe von Personen, für die ein bestimmtes Risiko besteht".

Zero misspellings are on record for Risikogruppe in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Risikogruppe, spelled R-I-S-I-K-O-G-R-U-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gruppe von Personen, für die ein bestimmtes Risiko besteht

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 "Risikogruppe"?
"Risikogruppe" is spelled R-I-S-I-K-O-G-R-U-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁiːzikoˌɡʁʊpə].
What does "Risikogruppe" mean?
As a noun, "Risikogruppe" means: Gruppe von Personen, für die ein bestimmtes Risiko besteht
How do you pronounce "Risikogruppe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Risikogruppe" is [ˈʁiːzikoˌɡʁʊpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Risikogruppe" come from?
"Risikogruppe" 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 “Risikogruppe”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-I-S-I-K-O-G-R-U-P-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁiːzikoˌɡʁʊpə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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