Realitätsverweigerung

[ʁealiˈtɛːt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]

/[ʁealiˈtɛːt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Realitätsverweigerung” is uncommon German (frequency #94,773 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,773
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Einstellung, bei der jemand die Realität/Wirklichkeit nicht anerkennt

Key facts for Realitätsverweigerung
PropertyValue
HeadwordRealitätsverweigerung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁealiˈtɛːt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]
Letters21
Frequency rank#94,773
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Realitätsverweigerung” 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). Realitätsverweigerung lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Realitätsverweigerung is uncommon German at frequency #94,773 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁealiˈtɛːt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einstellung, bei der jemand die Realität/Wirklichkeit nicht anerkennt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Realitätsverweigerung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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. The correct German form is Realitätsverweigerung, spelled R-E-A-L-I-T-Ä-T-S-V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einstellung, bei der jemand die Realität/Wirklichkeit nicht anerkennt

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 "Realitätsverweigerung"?
"Realitätsverweigerung" is spelled R-E-A-L-I-T-Ä-T-S-V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁealiˈtɛːt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ].
What does "Realitätsverweigerung" mean?
As a noun, "Realitätsverweigerung" means: Einstellung, bei der jemand die Realität/Wirklichkeit nicht anerkennt
How do you pronounce "Realitätsverweigerung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Realitätsverweigerung" is [ʁealiˈtɛːt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Realitätsverweigerung" come from?
"Realitätsverweigerung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Realitätsverweigerung”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-A-L-I-T-Ä-T-S-V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁealiˈtɛːt͡sfɛɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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