Referenden

[ʁefeˈʁɛndn̩]

/[ʁefeˈʁɛndn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Referenden” is uncommon German (frequency #70,712 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,712
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-referenden · Referenden · German

Referenden · rank #70,712 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,712
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH reebok

Nearest frequency peer: reebok (-2 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 „Referenden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Referenden
PropertyValue
HeadwordReferenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁefeˈʁɛndn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,712
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Referenden“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Referendenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „reebok“ (#70,710), „Regierungschefin“ (#70,714), „redundant“ (#70,709). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Referenden“ bei #70,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Referenden is uncommon German at frequency #70,712 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁefeˈʁɛndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Referenden in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Referenden, spelled R-E-F-E-R-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "Referenden"?
"Referenden" is spelled R-E-F-E-R-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁefeˈʁɛndn̩].
What does "Referenden" mean?
As a noun, "Referenden" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Referendum
How do you pronounce "Referenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Referenden" is [ʁefeˈʁɛndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Referenden" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list