Redaktor

[ʁeˈdaktoːɐ̯]

/[ʁeˈdaktoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Redaktor” is uncommon German (frequency #74,996 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,996
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die wissenschaftliche Texte sammelt, bearbeitet und als Sammelwerk herausgibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-redaktor · Redaktor · German

Redaktor · rank #74,996 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,996
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH reckt

Nearest frequency peer: reckt (-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 „Redaktor“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Redaktor
PropertyValue
HeadwordRedaktor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeˈdaktoːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,996
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Redaktor“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Redaktorfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „reckt“ (#74,995), „Refrains“ (#74,997), „Rekorder“ (#74,999). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Redaktor“ bei #74,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Redaktor is uncommon German at frequency #74,996 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeˈdaktoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Redaktor in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Redaktor, spelled R-E-D-A-K-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die wissenschaftliche Texte sammelt, bearbeitet und als Sammelwerk herausgibt
  2. 2
    Person, die in den Medien (Fernsehen, Presse, Rundfunk, Verlage) Manuskripte abfasst, überarbeitet und verbessert

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 "Redaktor"?
"Redaktor" is spelled R-E-D-A-K-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeˈdaktoːɐ̯].
What does "Redaktor" mean?
As a noun, "Redaktor" means: Person, die wissenschaftliche Texte sammelt, bearbeitet und als Sammelwerk herausgibt
How do you pronounce "Redaktor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Redaktor" is [ʁeˈdaktoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Redaktor" come from?
"Redaktor" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Refrains#74,997Rekorder#74,999Rauchens#74,991Raubmord#74,990

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list