reagieren

/[ʁeaˈɡiːʁən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,147

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

reagieren is aGermanverb. It means: sich als von etwas beeinflusst erweisen; sich auf einen Anreiz hin in bestimmter Weise verhalten Pronounced [ʁeaˈɡiːʁən]. It ranks #3,147 in German word frequency. Often confused with reagiert and regieren.

Key facts for reagieren
PropertyValue
Headwordreagieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁeaˈɡiːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,147
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of reagieren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for reagieren is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁeaˈɡiːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,147 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for reagieren, with forms such as "eragieren", "raegieren", and "reageiren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "reagiert", "regieren", "reagierte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is reagieren, spelled R-E-A-G-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich als von etwas beeinflusst erweisen; sich auf einen Anreiz hin in bestimmter Weise verhalten
  2. 2
    eine chemische Reaktion eingehen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eragieren,raegieren,reageiren,reaggieren,reagieern,reagierenn,reagierne,reagierren,reagireen,reaigeren,regaieren,rreagieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for reagieren

Misspelling Variants of "reagieren"

eragieren9raegieren9reageiren9reaggieren10reagieern9reagierenn10reagierne9reagierren10
Misspelling Variants of "reagieren"

Frequency rank: #3,147 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reagieren"?
"reagieren" is spelled R-E-A-G-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeaˈɡiːʁən].
What does "reagieren" mean?
As a verb, "reagieren" means: sich als von etwas beeinflusst erweisen; sich auf einen Anreiz hin in bestimmter Weise verhalten
What words are commonly confused with "reagieren"?
"reagieren" is commonly confused with "reagiert", "regieren", "reagierte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reagieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reagieren" is [ʁeaˈɡiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reagieren" come from?
"reagieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.