tangieren

[taŋˈɡiːʁən]

/[taŋˈɡiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“tangieren” is uncommon German (frequency #78,623 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,623
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (am Rande, oberflächlich) angehen, berühren, betreffen im übertragenen Sinn, es kümmert einen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tangieren · tangieren · German

tangieren · rank #78,623 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,623
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tamm

Nearest frequency peer: tamm (-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 „tangieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tangieren
PropertyValue
Headwordtangieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[taŋˈɡiːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,623
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tangieren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tamm“ (#78,622), „tadellosen“ (#78,620), „süffisant“ (#78,618). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tangieren“ bei #78,623. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tangieren is uncommon German at frequency #78,623 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [taŋˈɡiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for tangieren in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is tangieren, spelled T-A-N-G-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (am Rande, oberflächlich) angehen, berühren, betreffen im übertragenen Sinn, es kümmert einen
  2. 2
    in einem Punkt berühren
  3. 3
    (mit den Händen) berühren
  4. 4
    ein Rastermuster auf eine Flachdruckplatte anbringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diese Sache tangiert mich nicht.
  2. „Er trank gern und teilte sich gern mit, es ging etwas gewalttätig an seinem Tisch zu, mit plötzlichen Ausbrüchen und Beschimpfungen, die ihn nicht tangierten.“

Synonyms

angehenanrührenberührenbetreffenbewegenergreifenkümmernnahegehentreffenerreichenstreifen

This word in other languages

bother(English)toucher(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 "tangieren"?
"tangieren" is spelled T-A-N-G-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [taŋˈɡiːʁən].
What does "tangieren" mean?
As a verb, "tangieren" means: (am Rande, oberflächlich) angehen, berühren, betreffen im übertragenen Sinn, es kümmert einen
How do you pronounce "tangieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tangieren" is [taŋˈɡiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tangieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

süffisant#78,618säuerlich#78,613Totgeburt#78,641Stripclub#78,600

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list