Volontariat

[volɔntaˈʁi̯aːt]

/[volɔntaˈʁi̯aːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Volontariat” is uncommon German (frequency #60,227 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,227
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zeitlich begrenzter Arbeitseinsatz, bei welchem der Arbeiter freiwillig auf eine Entlohnung verzichtet

Corpus desk

Index DE-volontariat · Volontariat · German

Volontariat · rank #60,227 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,227
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vollzeitstelle

Nearest frequency peer: Vollzeitstelle (-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 „Volontariat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Volontariat
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolontariat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[volɔntaˈʁi̯aːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,227
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Volontariat“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vollzeitstelle“ (#60,226), „vorgebrachten“ (#60,228), „vorschieben“ (#60,229). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volontariat“ bei #60,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Volontariat is uncommon German at frequency #60,227 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [volɔntaˈʁi̯aːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Volontariat in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Volontariat, spelled V-O-L-O-N-T-A-R-I-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zeitlich begrenzter Arbeitseinsatz, bei welchem der Arbeiter freiwillig auf eine Entlohnung verzichtet
  2. 2
    Tätigkeitsbezeichnung für eine Ausbildung in speziellen Berufen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Große Veranstaltungen, wie die des Besuches des Karmapa oder des Dalai Lama können nur durch großzügige Unterstützung vieler Helfer im Rahmen eines Volontariats stattfinden.
  2. Nächste Woche tritt sie ihr Volontariat beim Verlag an.

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 "Volontariat"?
"Volontariat" is spelled V-O-L-O-N-T-A-R-I-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [volɔntaˈʁi̯aːt].
What does "Volontariat" mean?
As a noun, "Volontariat" means: zeitlich begrenzter Arbeitseinsatz, bei welchem der Arbeiter freiwillig auf eine Entlohnung verzichtet
How do you pronounce "Volontariat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volontariat" is [volɔntaˈʁi̯aːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volontariat" come from?
"Volontariat" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vorschieben#60,229verwertbare#60,221Wallfahrten#60,237verschmilzt#60,214

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list