reding

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The verdict

“reding” is uncommon German (frequency #70,707 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,707
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs rede

Corpus desk

Index DE-reding · reding · German

reding · rank #70,707 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,707
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rechtsmedizin…

Nearest frequency peer: Rechtsmediziner (-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 „reding“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reding
PropertyValue
Headwordreding
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,707
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „reding“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).redingfällt 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: „Rechtsmediziner“ (#70,706), „redundant“ (#70,709), „rebellische“ (#70,704). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „reding“ bei #70,707. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reding is uncommon German at frequency #70,707 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs rede".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for reding, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is reding, spelled R-E-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs rede

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 "reding"?
"reding" is spelled R-E-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "reding" mean?
As a verb, "reding" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs rede
How do you pronounce "reding"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reding" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reebok#70,710Reisig#70,723Rektum#70,724Rollos#70,735

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list