réformer

[ʁe.fɔʁ.me]

/[ʁe.fɔʁ.me]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas umgestalten, um es besser zu machen; verbessern, reformieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-reformer · réformer · German

réformer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 réformer
PropertyValue
Headwordréformer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁe.fɔʁ.me]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „réformer“ im Deutschen

réformersitzt 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

réformer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʁe.fɔʁ.me]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for réformer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is réformer, spelled R-É-F-O-R-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas umgestalten, um es besser zu machen; verbessern, reformieren
  2. 2
    jemanden vom Militärdienst befreien, meist, weil er untauglich ist; freistellen, ausmustern

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 "réformer"?
"réformer" is spelled R-É-F-O-R-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁe.fɔʁ.me].
What does "réformer" mean?
As a verb, "réformer" means: etwas umgestalten, um es besser zu machen; verbessern, reformieren
How do you pronounce "réformer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réformer" is [ʁe.fɔʁ.me]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réformer" come from?
"réformer" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list