Volontär

[volɔnˈtɛːɐ̯]

/[volɔnˈtɛːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Volontär” is uncommon German (frequency #68,858 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,858
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die ein Volontariat als Berufsvorbereitung absolviert

Corpus desk

Index DE-volontar · Volontär · German

Volontär · rank #68,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,858
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vollzogenen

Nearest frequency peer: vollzogenen (-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 „Volontär“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Volontär
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolontär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[volɔnˈtɛːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,858
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Volontär“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vollzogenen“ (#68,857), „voranzukommen“ (#68,859), „Vorauszahlung“ (#68,860). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volontär“ bei #68,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Volontär is uncommon German at frequency #68,858 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [volɔnˈtɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die ein Volontariat als Berufsvorbereitung absolviert".

Zero misspellings are on record for Volontär in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Volontär, spelled V-O-L-O-N-T-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die ein Volontariat als Berufsvorbereitung absolviert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er arbeitete als Volontär in einer karitativen Einrichtung.
  2. „Der Volontär stand auf, schwankte durchs Gastzimmer der Hintertür zu und verschwand.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Volontär"?
"Volontär" is spelled V-O-L-O-N-T-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [volɔnˈtɛːɐ̯].
What does "Volontär" mean?
As a noun, "Volontär" means: Person, die ein Volontariat als Berufsvorbereitung absolviert
How do you pronounce "Volontär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volontär" is [volɔnˈtɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volontär" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list