taktieren

[takˈtiːʁən]

/[takˈtiːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“taktieren” is uncommon German (frequency #96,345 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,345
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit Bedacht ausführen, um dabei später Erfolge zu erzielen; meist auch mit bewusstem und gewolltem anfänglichen Verlust

Corpus desk

Index DE-taktieren · taktieren · German

taktieren · rank #96,345 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,345
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH taktvoll

Nearest frequency peer: taktvoll (+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 „taktieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for taktieren
PropertyValue
Headwordtaktieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[takˈtiːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,345
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „taktieren“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).taktierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „taktvoll“ (#96,346), „Tabletts“ (#96,343), „Talkessel“ (#96,347). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „taktieren“ bei #96,345. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

taktieren is uncommon German at frequency #96,345 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [takˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

taktieren has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is taktieren, spelled T-A-K-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit Bedacht ausführen, um dabei später Erfolge zu erzielen; meist auch mit bewusstem und gewolltem anfänglichen Verlust
  2. 2
    einen Takt angeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er taktierte und schlug deswegen nicht mit dem Springer den Bauer, da er so im nächsten Zug den König Schachmatt setzen konnte.
  2. „Tassilo taktierte vorsichtig und war bereit, die Suprematie Karls des Großen anzuerkennen.“

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 "taktieren"?
"taktieren" is spelled T-A-K-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [takˈtiːʁən].
What does "taktieren" mean?
As a verb, "taktieren" means: etwas mit Bedacht ausführen, um dabei später Erfolge zu erzielen; meist auch mit bewusstem und gewolltem anfänglichen Verlust
How do you pronounce "taktieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "taktieren" is [takˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "taktieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list