strangulieren
[ʃtʁaŋɡuˈliːʁən]
The verdict
“strangulieren” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem mechanisch den Hals zudrücken, so dass es zu einem Sauerstoffmangel im Gehirn kommt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | strangulieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʃtʁaŋɡuˈliːʁən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “strangulieren” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for strangulieren is 13 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃtʁaŋɡuˈliːʁən]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemandem mechanisch den Hals zudrücken, so dass es zu einem Sauerstoffmangel im Gehirn kommt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for strangulieren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is strangulieren, spelled S-T-R-A-N-G-U-L-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem mechanisch den Hals zudrücken, so dass es zu einem Sauerstoffmangel im Gehirn kommt
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “strangulieren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-R-A-N-G-U-L-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃtʁaŋɡuˈliːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.