Referendums

[ʁefeˈʁɛndʊms]

/[ʁefeˈʁɛndʊms]/ noun

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The verdict

“Referendums” is uncommon German (frequency #51,625 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,625
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-referendums · Referendums · German

Referendums · rank #51,625 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,625
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reedereien

Nearest frequency peer: Reedereien (-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 „Referendums“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Referendums
PropertyValue
HeadwordReferendums
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁefeˈʁɛndʊms]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,625
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Referendums“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Referendumsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Reedereien“ (#51,624), „reguläres“ (#51,627), „rechtsradikaler“ (#51,622). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Referendums“ bei #51,625. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Referendums is uncommon German at frequency #51,625 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁefeˈʁɛndʊms]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Referendum".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Referendums in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Referendums, spelled R-E-F-E-R-E-N-D-U-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular 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 "Referendums"?
"Referendums" is spelled R-E-F-E-R-E-N-D-U-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁefeˈʁɛndʊms].
What does "Referendums" mean?
As a noun, "Referendums" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Referendum
How do you pronounce "Referendums"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Referendums" is [ʁefeˈʁɛndʊms]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Referendums" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Puderzucker#51,613Postfiliale#51,606Paulskirche#51,589schmunzelte#51,661

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list