strapazieren

[ˌʃtʁapaˈt͡siːʁən]

/[ˌʃtʁapaˈt͡siːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“strapazieren” is uncommon German (frequency #76,233 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,233
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas stark beanspruchen, gebrauchen

Corpus desk

Index DE-strapazieren · strapazieren · German

strapazieren · rank #76,233 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,233
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stranden

Nearest frequency peer: stranden (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „strapazieren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „strapazieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for strapazieren
PropertyValue
Headwordstrapazieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌʃtʁapaˈt͡siːʁən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#76,233
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „strapazieren“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.strapazierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stranden“ (#76,232), „Straftatbestände“ (#76,231), „Stratmann“ (#76,236). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „strapazieren“ bei #76,233. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

strapazieren is uncommon German at frequency #76,233 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌʃtʁapaˈt͡siːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for strapazieren in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is strapazieren, spelled S-T-R-A-P-A-Z-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas stark beanspruchen, gebrauchen
  2. 2
    jemanden sehr anstrengen, belasten
  3. 3
    sehr häufig benutzen, spielen
  4. 4
    sich selbst sehr belasten, anstrengen, sich abarbeiten
  5. 5
    misshandeln
  6. 6
    fehlerhaft zeichnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how strapazieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Komiker strapaziert die Lachmuskeln seiner Zuhörer aufs Äußerste.
  2. Ich möchte Ihre Gastfreundschaft nun nicht länger strapazieren.

Antonyms

schonenerholen

This word in other languages

strain(English)fatiguer(Français)

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 "strapazieren"?
"strapazieren" is spelled S-T-R-A-P-A-Z-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʃtʁapaˈt͡siːʁən].
What does "strapazieren" mean?
As a verb, "strapazieren" means: etwas stark beanspruchen, gebrauchen
How do you pronounce "strapazieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strapazieren" is [ˌʃtʁapaˈt͡siːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strapazieren" come from?
"strapazieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "strapazieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stromleitung#76,240tatkräftiger#76,257Textilfabrik#76,266Sprachfehler#76,196

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list