reaktivieren

/[ʁeaktiˈviːʁən]/ verb

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,409

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

reaktivieren is aGermanverb. It means: jemand, der bereits im Ruhestand ist/etwas beendet hat, wieder zu einer Tätigkeiten/einem Dienst veranlassen Pronounced [ʁeaktiˈviːʁən]. Often confused with reaktiviert and relativieren.

Key facts for reaktivieren
PropertyValue
Headwordreaktivieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁeaktiˈviːʁən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#48,409
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for reaktivieren is 12 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁeaktiˈviːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,409 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for reaktivieren, with forms such as "eraktivieren", "raektivieren", and "reakitvieren". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "reaktiviert", "relativieren", "Reaktivierung", 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 reaktivieren, spelled R-E-A-K-T-I-V-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
    jemand, der bereits im Ruhestand ist/etwas beendet hat, wieder zu einer Tätigkeiten/einem Dienst veranlassen
  2. 2
    etwas (nach erfolgter Abschaltung) wieder in Betrieb nehmen, wieder betreiben, wieder in Gang setzen; erneut aktiv sein, wieder krankheitserregend sein

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eraktivieren,raektivieren,reakitvieren,reakktivieren,reaktiiveren,reaktiveiren,reaktivieern,reaktivierenn,reaktivierne,reaktivierren,reaktivireen,reaktivvieren,reakttivieren,reaktviieren,reatkivieren,rekativieren,rreaktivieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for reaktivieren

Misspelling Variants of "reaktivieren"

eraktivieren12raektivieren12reakitvieren12reakktivieren13reaktiiveren12reaktiveiren12reaktivieern12reaktivierenn13
Misspelling Variants of "reaktivieren"

Frequency rank: #48,409 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reaktivieren"?
"reaktivieren" is spelled R-E-A-K-T-I-V-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeaktiˈviːʁən].
What does "reaktivieren" mean?
As a verb, "reaktivieren" means: jemand, der bereits im Ruhestand ist/etwas beendet hat, wieder zu einer Tätigkeiten/einem Dienst veranlassen
What words are commonly confused with "reaktivieren"?
"reaktivieren" is commonly confused with "reaktiviert", "relativieren", "Reaktivierung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reaktivieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reaktivieren" is [ʁeaktiˈviːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reaktivieren" come from?
"reaktivieren" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.