rehabilitieren

[ʁehabiliˈtiːʁən]

/[ʁehabiliˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“rehabilitieren” is uncommon German (frequency #57,351 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,351
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandes Ansehen/den guten Ruf wiederherstellen, korrigieren, revidieren, richtigstellen, wieder einsetzen

Key facts for rehabilitieren
PropertyValue
Headwordrehabilitieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁehabiliˈtiːʁən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#57,351
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rehabilitieren” 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). rehabilitieren lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

rehabilitieren is uncommon German at frequency #57,351 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʁehabiliˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for rehabilitieren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is rehabilitieren, spelled R-E-H-A-B-I-L-I-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandes Ansehen/den guten Ruf wiederherstellen, korrigieren, revidieren, richtigstellen, wieder einsetzen
  2. 2
    den gesundheitlichen Zustand einer Person verbessern, so dass sie wieder mehr am Berufs- und/oder gesellschaftlichen Leben teilnehmen kann

Synonyms

wiederherstellen

Antonyms

behindernschädigenzersetzenkrankenerkranken

This word in other languages

rehabilitate(English)rehabilitar(Español)réhabiliter(Français)

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 "rehabilitieren"?
"rehabilitieren" is spelled R-E-H-A-B-I-L-I-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁehabiliˈtiːʁən].
What does "rehabilitieren" mean?
As a verb, "rehabilitieren" means: jemandes Ansehen/den guten Ruf wiederherstellen, korrigieren, revidieren, richtigstellen, wieder einsetzen
How do you pronounce "rehabilitieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rehabilitieren" is [ʁehabiliˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rehabilitieren" come from?
"rehabilitieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “rehabilitieren”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-H-A-B-I-L-I-T-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁehabiliˈtiːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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