Untersuchungsausschuss

[ʊntɐˈzuːxʊŋsˌʔaʊ̯sʃʊs]

/[ʊntɐˈzuːxʊŋsˌʔaʊ̯sʃʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Untersuchungsausschuss” is a German headword at frequency #15,237, used as a noun.

#15,237
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein, meist parlamentarischer, Ausschuss zur Untersuchung von Sachverhalten, deren Aufklärung im öffentlichen Interesse liegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-untersuchungsausschuss · Untersuchungsausschuss · German

Untersuchungsausschuss · rank #15,237 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,237
  • LEN-MEGA 22 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Unfug

Nearest frequency peer: Unfug (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarschaft für „Untersuchungsausschuss“

Niedrigerer Corpus-Rang = gebräuchlicher (invertierte Balkenlänge)

corpus weight

What this shows Balken zeigen, wo „Untersuchungsausschuss“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata im FrequencyWords-Band sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Untersuchungsausschuss
PropertyValue
HeadwordUntersuchungsausschuss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʊntɐˈzuːxʊŋsˌʔaʊ̯sʃʊs]
Letters22
Frequency rank#15,237
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rangmarke für „Untersuchungsausschuss“ auf der deutschen Häufigkeitsskala

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Untersuchungsausschussliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Unfug“ (#15,236), „ununterbrochen“ (#15,238), „undenkbar“ (#15,235). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Untersuchungsausschuss“ bei #15,237. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & dictionary insight

The German entry for Untersuchungsausschuss is 22 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʊntɐˈzuːxʊŋsˌʔaʊ̯sʃʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,237 in overall German word frequency among 2,159 “U” headwords. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein, meist parlamentarischer, Ausschuss zur Untersuchung von Sachverhalten, deren Aufklärung im öffentlichen Interesse liegt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Untersuchungsausschuss in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Untersuchungsausschuss, spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-U-C-H-U-N-G-S-A-U-S-S-C-H-U-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein, meist parlamentarischer, Ausschuss zur Untersuchung von Sachverhalten, deren Aufklärung im öffentlichen Interesse liegt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Fall, der schon zwei Untersuchungsausschüsse beschäftigte, geht zurück auf eine Verfügung des Frankfurter Finanzamts V von 2001 …“
  2. „Vergangene Woche setzte der Kongress einen Untersuchungsausschuss ein.“

This word in other languages

commission d’enquête(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 "Untersuchungsausschuss"?
"Untersuchungsausschuss" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-S-U-C-H-U-N-G-S-A-U-S-S-C-H-U-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊntɐˈzuːxʊŋsˌʔaʊ̯sʃʊs].
What does "Untersuchungsausschuss" mean?
As a noun, "Untersuchungsausschuss" means: ein, meist parlamentarischer, Ausschuss zur Untersuchung von Sachverhalten, deren Aufklärung im öffentlichen Interesse liegt
How do you pronounce "Untersuchungsausschuss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Untersuchungsausschuss" is [ʊntɐˈzuːxʊŋsˌʔaʊ̯sʃʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Untersuchungsausschuss" come from?
"Untersuchungsausschuss" 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 "Untersuchungsausschuss", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 22 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list