reanimieren

[ʁeʔaniˈmiːʁən]

/[ʁeʔaniˈmiːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“reanimieren” is uncommon German (frequency #84,449 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,449
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden, der zu sterben droht, wiederbeleben

Corpus desk

Index DE-reanimieren · reanimieren · German

reanimieren · rank #84,449 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,449
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Raubtieren

Nearest frequency peer: Raubtieren (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „reanimieren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „reanimieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reanimieren
PropertyValue
Headwordreanimieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁeʔaniˈmiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#84,449
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „reanimieren“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).reanimierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Raubtieren“ (#84,448), „rattert“ (#84,447), „rechtschaffenen“ (#84,451). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „reanimieren“ bei #84,449. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reanimieren is uncommon German at frequency #84,449 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʁeʔaniˈmiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden, der zu sterben droht, wiederbeleben".

No generated misspelling entries exist for reanimieren in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 reanimieren, spelled R-E-A-N-I-M-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden, der zu sterben droht, wiederbeleben

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how reanimieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Im vergangenen Jahr reanimierte der Bergwachtler Florian Krempl als Teil eines Teams auf der Piste einen Mann und holte ihn am Ende zurück ins Leben.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "reanimieren"?
"reanimieren" is spelled R-E-A-N-I-M-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeʔaniˈmiːʁən].
What does "reanimieren" mean?
As a verb, "reanimieren" means: jemanden, der zu sterben droht, wiederbeleben
How do you pronounce "reanimieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reanimieren" is [ʁeʔaniˈmiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reanimieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list