Redensarten

[ˈʁeːdn̩sʔaːɐ̯tn̩]

/[ˈʁeːdn̩sʔaːɐ̯tn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Redensarten” is uncommon German (frequency #77,230 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,230
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Redensart

Corpus desk

Index DE-redensarten · Redensarten · German

Redensarten · rank #77,230 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,230
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Redaktionslei…

Nearest frequency peer: Redaktionsleiter (-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 „Redensarten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Redensarten
PropertyValue
HeadwordRedensarten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁeːdn̩sʔaːɐ̯tn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#77,230
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Redensarten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Redaktionsleiter“ (#77,229), „reduziertes“ (#77,231), „Recruiter“ (#77,228). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Redensarten“ bei #77,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Redensarten is uncommon German at frequency #77,230 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁeːdn̩sʔaːɐ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Redensarten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Redensarten, spelled R-E-D-E-N-S-A-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Redensart
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Redensart
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Redensart
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Redensart

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 "Redensarten"?
"Redensarten" is spelled R-E-D-E-N-S-A-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁeːdn̩sʔaːɐ̯tn̩].
What does "Redensarten" mean?
As a noun, "Redensarten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Redensart
How do you pronounce "Redensarten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Redensarten" is [ˈʁeːdn̩sʔaːɐ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Redensarten" come from?
"Redensarten" 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 "Redensarten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reduziertes#77,231Regenmantel#77,234Rasselbande#77,223resignieren#77,244

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list