zentrieren
[t͡sɛnˈtʁiːʁən]
The verdict
“zentrieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf das Zentrum, den Mittelpunkt einstellen, ausrichten
Corpus desk
Index DE-zentrieren · zentrieren · German
zentrieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zentrieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sɛnˈtʁiːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zentrieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zentrieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡sɛnˈtʁiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for zentrieren in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zentrieren, spelled Z-E-N-T-R-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1auf das Zentrum, den Mittelpunkt einstellen, ausrichten
- 2sich/etwas auf jemanden oder eine Sache als Mittelpunkt des Handelns ausrichten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zentrieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Profilwellenverbindungen sind präzise und zentrieren die Bauteile gut gegeneinander, jedoch ist der Fertigungsaufwand sehr hoch, insbesondere bei Einzelfertigung.
Stifte sind einzusetzen, um Maschinenteile zu verbinden, zu befestigen, mitzunehmen, Erklärungen zu halten, zu zentrieren, zu sichern oder zu verschließen.
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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.