Referendum
[ʁefeˈʁɛndʊm]
The verdict
“Referendum” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #9,795 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,795
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abstimmung durch eine Volksabstimmung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Referendum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁefeˈʁɛndʊm] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #9,795 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Referendum” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Referendum is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁefeˈʁɛndʊm]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,795 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Referendum, with forms such as "erferendum", "reefrendum", and "refeerndum". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Referendum, spelled R-E-F-E-R-E-N-D-U-M.
Definition
- 1Abstimmung durch eine Volksabstimmung
- 2Einspruch gegen ein vom Parlament (Bund, Kanton, Gemeinde) erlassenes Gesetz oder gegen gewisse sonstige parlamentarische Beschlüsse durch eine qualifizierte Anzahl Wahlberechtigter, über den mittels einer Volksabstimmung entschieden wird
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erferendum,reefrendum,refeerndum,referednum,referenddum,referendmu,referendumm,referenndum,referenudm,refernedum,referrendum,refferendum,refreendum,rfeerendum,rreferendum
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Referendum - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Referendum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-F-E-R-E-N-D-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁefeˈʁɛndʊm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.