reden
German, verb
reden is spelled R-E-D-E-N (5 letters) and appears 138 times per million words in written German, the 640th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reden is a German verb meaning “to talk, to speak, to orate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Reden is a different word: “gerund of reden”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas sagen, Sprache von sich geben”.
What does reden mean in English?
verb
- 1
to talk, to speak, to orate
Der Präsident wird in seiner Ansprache über die Wirtschaft reden.
- 2
to talk, to reveal (something secret)
Trotz der Befragung durch die Polizei hat der Verdächtige nicht geredet.
- 3
to say, to speak
Seit ihrer Ankunft hat sie kein Wort geredet.
noun
- 1
neutergerund of reden
noun
- 1
feminineplural of Rede
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas sagen, Sprache von sich geben
noun: 1. das Vonsichgeben von Sprache, Äußern von Sätzen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of reden
- redet present singular third-person
- redete past
- geredet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- redend participle present
- rede first-person indicative present
- redest indicative present second-person
- redeten first-person indicative plural
- redetest indicative preterite second-person
- redetet indicative plural preterite
- red imperative second-person singular
- habe geredet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben geredet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- red! imperative singular
- rede! imperative singular
- redet! imperative plural
- geredet haben active infinitive perfect
- zu reden active extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to reden
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is reden in German?
reden appears 138 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).