Receiver
[ʁiˈsiːvɐ]
The verdict
“Receiver” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #24,892 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,892
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elektronischer Verstärker mit einem integrierten Radioempfangsteil
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Receiver |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁiˈsiːvɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,892 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Receiver” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Receiver is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁiˈsiːvɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,892 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Receiver, with forms such as "erceiver", "rceeiver", and "recceiver". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Receiver, spelled R-E-C-E-I-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1elektronischer Verstärker mit einem integrierten Radioempfangsteil
- 2Beistellgerät zur Auswahl und Umwandlung des empfangenen Signals so, dass dieses über eine Buchse (HDMI, koaxial, SCART) ins Fernsehgerät weitergeleitet werden kann
- 3Spieler, der den Ball nach der Angabe annimmt und zurückspielt
- 4Spieler, der einen geworfenen Pass fängt
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erceiver,rceeiver,recceiver,receievr,receiverr,receivre,receivver,recevier,reciever,reeciver,rreceiver
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Receiver - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Receiver”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-C-E-I-V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁiˈsiːvɐ] (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
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.