Wirtschaftsspionage

[ˈvɪʁtʃaft͡sʃpioˌnaːʒə]

/[ˈvɪʁtʃaft͡sʃpioˌnaːʒə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wirtschaftsspionage” is uncommon German (frequency #87,291 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,291
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf die Wirtschaft ausgerichtete Spionage

Corpus desk

Index DE-wirtschaftsspionage · Wirtschaftsspionage · German

Wirtschaftsspionage · rank #87,291 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,291
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wirtschaftsau…

Nearest frequency peer: Wirtschaftsaufschwung (-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 „Wirtschaftsspionage“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wirtschaftsspionage
PropertyValue
HeadwordWirtschaftsspionage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪʁtʃaft͡sʃpioˌnaːʒə]
Letters19
Frequency rank#87,291
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wirtschaftsspionage“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wirtschaftsspionagefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wirtschaftsaufschwung“ (#87,290), „wissing“ (#87,292), „Wintersonnenwende“ (#87,289). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wirtschaftsspionage“ bei #87,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wirtschaftsspionage is uncommon German at frequency #87,291 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɪʁtʃaft͡sʃpioˌnaːʒə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf die Wirtschaft ausgerichtete Spionage".

No misspelling variants are generated for Wirtschaftsspionage in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wirtschaftsspionage, spelled W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T-S-S-P-I-O-N-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf die Wirtschaft ausgerichtete Spionage

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Um ausländische Ausspähversuche und Wirtschaftsspionage wirkungsvoll verhindern zu können, müssten die Abschirmdienste bessere Möglichkeiten bekommen.“

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 "Wirtschaftsspionage"?
"Wirtschaftsspionage" is spelled W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T-S-S-P-I-O-N-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪʁtʃaft͡sʃpioˌnaːʒə].
What does "Wirtschaftsspionage" mean?
As a noun, "Wirtschaftsspionage" means: auf die Wirtschaft ausgerichtete Spionage
How do you pronounce "Wirtschaftsspionage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wirtschaftsspionage" is [ˈvɪʁtʃaft͡sʃpioˌnaːʒə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 19 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zwischenstaatlichen#87,326Verhaltensstörungen#87,217Schriftstellerinnen#87,026erfolgversprechende#87,651

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list