reden wie ein Wasserfall

[ˈʁeːdn̩ viː aɪ̯n ˈvasɐˌfal]

/[ˈʁeːdn̩ viː aɪ̯n ˈvasɐˌfal]/ phrase

The verdict

“reden wie ein Wasserfall” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — unablässig reden, viel reden

Key facts for reden wie ein Wasserfall
PropertyValue
Headwordreden wie ein Wasserfall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈʁeːdn̩ viː aɪ̯n ˈvasɐˌfal]
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reden wie ein Wasserfall” sits in German frequency

reden wie ein Wasserfall falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for reden wie ein Wasserfall is 24 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁeːdn̩ viː aɪ̯n ˈvasɐˌfal]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "unablässig reden, viel reden".

No misspelling variants are generated for reden wie ein Wasserfall in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is reden wie ein Wasserfall, spelled R-E-D-E-N- -W-I-E- -E-I-N- -W-A-S-S-E-R-F-A-L-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    unablässig reden, viel reden

Synonyms

reden wie ein Buchdas Herz auf der Zunge trageneine große Klappe habendie Klappe aufreißenreden wie ein Mühlradjemandes Mundwerk steht nie stillohne Punkt und Komma reden

Antonyms

wie ein Grab schweigendie Kiemen nicht auseinanderkriegenkeinen Mucks machenden Mund haltenden Rand haltendie Zähne nicht auseinanderkriegenjemand würde sich eher die Zunge abbeißen, als dass er etwas sagtsich auf die Zunge beißensich in Schweigen hüllensich in Stillschweigen hüllendie Klappe haltendie Fresse halten

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reden wie ein Wasserfall"?
"reden wie ein Wasserfall" is spelled R-E-D-E-N- -W-I-E- -E-I-N- -W-A-S-S-E-R-F-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁeːdn̩ viː aɪ̯n ˈvasɐˌfal].
What does "reden wie ein Wasserfall" mean?
As a phrase, "reden wie ein Wasserfall" means: unablässig reden, viel reden
How do you pronounce "reden wie ein Wasserfall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reden wie ein Wasserfall" is [ˈʁeːdn̩ viː aɪ̯n ˈvasɐˌfal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “reden wie ein Wasserfall”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-D-E-N- -W-I-E- -E-I-N- -W-A-S-S-E-R-F-A-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁeːdn̩ viː aɪ̯n ˈvasɐˌfal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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