Reformbewegung

[ʁeˈfɔʁmbəˌveːɡʊŋ]

/[ʁeˈfɔʁmbəˌveːɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reformbewegung” is uncommon German (frequency #79,621 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,621
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bewegung, deren Ziel est ist, bestehende Strukturen, Praktiken oder Regulierungen zu verbessern, erneuern oder verändern

Key facts for Reformbewegung
PropertyValue
HeadwordReformbewegung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeˈfɔʁmbəˌveːɡʊŋ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#79,621
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Reformbewegung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Reformbewegung lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reformbewegung is uncommon German at frequency #79,621 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeˈfɔʁmbəˌveːɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bewegung, deren Ziel est ist, bestehende Strukturen, Praktiken oder Regulierungen zu verbessern, erneuern oder verändern".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Reformbewegung, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Reformbewegung, spelled R-E-F-O-R-M-B-E-W-E-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewegung, deren Ziel est ist, bestehende Strukturen, Praktiken oder Regulierungen zu verbessern, erneuern oder verändern

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 "Reformbewegung"?
"Reformbewegung" is spelled R-E-F-O-R-M-B-E-W-E-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeˈfɔʁmbəˌveːɡʊŋ].
What does "Reformbewegung" mean?
As a noun, "Reformbewegung" means: Bewegung, deren Ziel est ist, bestehende Strukturen, Praktiken oder Regulierungen zu verbessern, erneuern oder verändern
How do you pronounce "Reformbewegung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reformbewegung" is [ʁeˈfɔʁmbəˌveːɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reformbewegung" come from?
"Reformbewegung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Reformbewegung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-F-O-R-M-B-E-W-E-G-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁeˈfɔʁmbəˌveːɡʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list