rebellisch
[ʁeˈbɛlɪʃ]
The verdict
“rebellisch” is uncommon German (frequency #61,858 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,858
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einen Aufstand (gegen einen Machthaber/eine Regierung) beginnend/anzettelnd
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rebellisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʁeˈbɛlɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #61,858 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rebellisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rebellisch is uncommon German at frequency #61,858 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʁeˈbɛlɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rebellisch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is rebellisch, spelled R-E-B-E-L-L-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1einen Aufstand (gegen einen Machthaber/eine Regierung) beginnend/anzettelnd
- 2offen gegen etwas Widerstand leistend, sich offen gegen jemanden/etwas auflehnend
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “rebellisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-B-E-L-L-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.