réflexion

[ʁe.flɛk.sjɔ̃]

/[ʁe.flɛk.sjɔ̃]/ noun

The verdict

“réflexion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Betrachtung, Nachdenken

Corpus desk

Index DE-reflexion · réflexion · German

réflexion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for réflexion
PropertyValue
Headwordréflexion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁe.flɛk.sjɔ̃]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „réflexion“ im Deutschen

réflexionsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

réflexion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁe.flɛk.sjɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Betrachtung, Nachdenken".

réflexion doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is réflexion, spelled R-É-F-L-E-X-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Betrachtung, Nachdenken

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "réflexion"?
"réflexion" is spelled R-É-F-L-E-X-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁe.flɛk.sjɔ̃].
What does "réflexion" mean?
As a noun, "réflexion" means: Betrachtung, Nachdenken
How do you pronounce "réflexion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réflexion" is [ʁe.flɛk.sjɔ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réflexion" come from?
"réflexion" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list