vacate

Name: vacate, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈvaːkatə]

/[ˈvaːkatə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“vacate” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German: 6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vacat

Corpus desk

Index DE-vacate · vacate · German

vacate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-THIN "V" thin
PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for vacate
Property	Value
Headword	vacate
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈvaːkatə]
Letters	6
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vacate“ im Deutschen

vacatesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vacate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvaːkatə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for vacate in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vacate, spelled V-A-C-A-T-E.

Definition

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Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vacat
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vacat
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vacat
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vacat
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vacat
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vacat
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vacat
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vacat
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vacat

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vacate"?

"vacate" is spelled V-A-C-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːkatə].

What does "vacate" mean?

As an adjective, "vacate" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vacat

How do you pronounce "vacate"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vacate" is [ˈvaːkatə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "vacate" come from?

"vacate" 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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