referieren

[ʁefəˈʁiːʁən]

/[ʁefəˈʁiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“referieren” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,935. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,935
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Referat, einen Vortrag halten, etwas (knapp) wiedergeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-referieren · referieren · German

referieren · rank #46,935 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,935
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rechtsanwalts

Nearest frequency peer: Rechtsanwalts (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „referieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „referieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

referieren vs referiert
80% similar
referieren vs reparieren
80% similar
referieren vs referierte
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for referieren
PropertyValue
Headwordreferieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁefəˈʁiːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#46,935
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „referieren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.referierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rechtsanwalts“ (#46,934), „Reformator“ (#46,936), „Regenfällen“ (#46,937). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „referieren“ bei #46,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around referieren (IPA [ʁefəˈʁiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,935 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for referieren, with forms such as "erferieren", "reefrieren", and "refeireren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "referiert", "reparieren", "referierte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is referieren, spelled R-E-F-E-R-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Referat, einen Vortrag halten, etwas (knapp) wiedergeben
  2. 2
    auf etwas Bezug nehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how referieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Prof. Blum wird am heutigen Nachmittag über das Thema „Wikis im Wandel der Zeit“ referieren.
  2. „Die folgende Untersuchung gliedert sich in vier Teile. Zunächst wird die Entwicklung der Forschung referiert.“

This word in other languages

refer(English)réferer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erferieren
  • reefrieren
  • refeireren
  • refereiren
  • referieern
  • referierenn
  • referierne
  • referierren
  • referireen
  • referrieren
  • refferieren
  • refreieren
  • rfeerieren
  • rreferieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of referieren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erferieren2reefrieren2refeireren2refereiren2referieern2referierenn1referierne2referierren1
Edit distance from "referieren"

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 "referieren"?
"referieren" is spelled R-E-F-E-R-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁefəˈʁiːʁən].
What does "referieren" mean?
As a verb, "referieren" means: ein Referat, einen Vortrag halten, etwas (knapp) wiedergeben
What words are commonly confused with "referieren"?
"referieren" is commonly confused with "referiert", "reparieren", "referierte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "referieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "referieren" is [ʁefəˈʁiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "referieren" come from?
"referieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Reformator#46,936Parteibuch#46,901Parkhäuser#46,900schnüffeln#46,971

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Prokurist14 variantsPowerbank14 variantsPlastiken14 variantsPatrouillen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list