rebellieren

[ʁebɛˈliːʁən]

/[ʁebɛˈliːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“rebellieren” is uncommon German (frequency #52,359 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,359
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich kämpferisch gegen Bestehendes auflehnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rebellieren · rebellieren · German

rebellieren · rank #52,359 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,359
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ravioli

Nearest frequency peer: Ravioli (-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 „rebellieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rebellieren
PropertyValue
Headwordrebellieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁebɛˈliːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#52,359
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rebellieren“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).rebellierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ravioli“ (#52,358), „Rebsorte“ (#52,360), „rechneten“ (#52,361). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rebellieren“ bei #52,359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rebellieren is uncommon German at frequency #52,359 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʁebɛˈliːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich kämpferisch gegen Bestehendes auflehnen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rebellieren, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rebellieren, spelled R-E-B-E-L-L-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich kämpferisch gegen Bestehendes auflehnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Als Jugendlicher rebellierte er noch dagegen, als Erwachsener gehörte er zum Establishment.

Synonyms

aufbegehrenauflehnen

Antonyms

gehorchen

This word in other languages

rebel(English)rebelarse(Español)rebeller(Français)

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 "rebellieren"?
"rebellieren" is spelled R-E-B-E-L-L-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁebɛˈliːʁən].
What does "rebellieren" mean?
As a verb, "rebellieren" means: sich kämpferisch gegen Bestehendes auflehnen
How do you pronounce "rebellieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rebellieren" is [ʁebɛˈliːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rebellieren" come from?
"rebellieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Reconquista#52,362reichhaltig#52,365Reichweiten#52,366Salmonellen#52,389

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list