Redewendung
German, noun/ˈʁeːdəˌvɛndʊŋ/
Redewendung is spelled R-E-D-E-W-E-N-D-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,978th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Redewendung is a German feminine noun meaning “expression, figure of speech, idiom, phrase, turn of phrase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Verbindung von mehreren Wörtern („feste Wortverbindung“), die eine Einheit bilden, wobei die…”.
What does Redewendung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexpression, figure of speech, idiom, phrase, turn of phrase
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Verbindung von mehreren Wörtern („feste Wortverbindung“), die eine Einheit bilden, wobei die Gesamtbedeutung nicht aus der Bedeutung der Einzelelemente abgeleitet werden kann
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 Redewendung
- Redewendungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Redewendung?
- /ˈʁeːdəˌvɛndʊŋ/
- [ˈʁeːdəˌvɛndʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Redewendung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Redewendung in German?
Redewendung appears 1.5 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).