Gewichtsreduktion

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The verdict

“Gewichtsreduktion” is uncommon German (frequency #72,476 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,476
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verringerung des Körpergewichts (beziehungsweise des Gewichts)

Key facts for Gewichtsreduktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordGewichtsreduktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters17
Frequency rank#72,476
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gewichtsreduktion” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Gewichtsreduktion lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gewichtsreduktion is uncommon German at frequency #72,476 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verringerung des Körpergewichts (beziehungsweise des Gewichts)".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Gewichtsreduktion, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Gewichtsreduktion, spelled G-E-W-I-C-H-T-S-R-E-D-U-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verringerung des Körpergewichts (beziehungsweise des Gewichts)

Synonyms

GewichtsabnahmeGewichtsverlust

Antonyms

GewichtserhöhungGewichtszunahme

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 "Gewichtsreduktion"?
"Gewichtsreduktion" is spelled G-E-W-I-C-H-T-S-R-E-D-U-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Gewichtsreduktion" mean?
As a noun, "Gewichtsreduktion" means: Verringerung des Körpergewichts (beziehungsweise des Gewichts)
How do you pronounce "Gewichtsreduktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gewichtsreduktion" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gewichtsreduktion" come from?
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Using “Gewichtsreduktion”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-W-I-C-H-T-S-R-E-D-U-K-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list