Rundfunkanstalten

[ˈʁʊntfʊŋkˌʔanʃtaltn̩]

/[ˈʁʊntfʊŋkˌʔanʃtaltn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rundfunkanstalten” is uncommon German (frequency #50,011 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,011
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

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

Key facts for Rundfunkanstalten
PropertyValue
HeadwordRundfunkanstalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʊntfʊŋkˌʔanʃtaltn̩]
Letters17
Frequency rank#50,011
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rundfunkanstalten” 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). Rundfunkanstalten 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

Rundfunkanstalten is uncommon German at frequency #50,011 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁʊntfʊŋkˌʔanʃtaltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Rundfunkanstalten in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rundfunkanstalten, spelled R-U-N-D-F-U-N-K-A-N-S-T-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rundfunkanstalt
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Rundfunkanstalt
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Rundfunkanstalt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Rundfunkanstalt

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 "Rundfunkanstalten"?
"Rundfunkanstalten" is spelled R-U-N-D-F-U-N-K-A-N-S-T-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊntfʊŋkˌʔanʃtaltn̩].
What does "Rundfunkanstalten" mean?
As a noun, "Rundfunkanstalten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rundfunkanstalt
How do you pronounce "Rundfunkanstalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rundfunkanstalten" is [ˈʁʊntfʊŋkˌʔanʃtaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rundfunkanstalten" come from?
"Rundfunkanstalten" 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 “Rundfunkanstalten”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-U-N-D-F-U-N-K-A-N-S-T-A-L-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁʊntfʊŋkˌʔanʃtaltn̩] (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