reisen

[ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“reisen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,783. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,783
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich von einem Ort zum nächsten bewegen; eine Reise unternehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-reisen · reisen · German

reisen · rank #1,783 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,783
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Radio

Nearest frequency peer: Radio (-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 „reisen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „reisen“ 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).

reisen vs Rosen
50% similar
reisen vs reist
67% similar
reisen vs reize
67% similar

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

Key facts for reisen
PropertyValue
Headwordreisen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,783
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „reisen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).reisenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Radio“ (#1,782), „schlechte“ (#1,784), „Produktion“ (#1,781). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „reisen“ bei #1,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around reisen (IPA [ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,783 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sich von einem Ort zum nächsten bewegen; eine Reise unternehmen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for reisen, with forms such as "erisen", "reiesn", and "reisenn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rosen", "reist", "reize", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is reisen, spelled R-E-I-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich von einem Ort zum nächsten bewegen; eine Reise unternehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Statt hier zu bleiben würden wir lieber weiter reisen.
  2. Wir reisen morgen nach Tunesien.

This word in other languages

travel(English)viajar(Español)voyager(Français)viajar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erisen
  • reiesn
  • reisenn
  • reisne
  • reissen
  • resien
  • rreisen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reisen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erisen2reiesn2reisenn1reisne2reissen1resien2rreisen1
Edit distance from "reisen"

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 "reisen"?
"reisen" is spelled R-E-I-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩].
What does "reisen" mean?
As a verb, "reisen" means: sich von einem Ort zum nächsten bewegen; eine Reise unternehmen
What words are commonly confused with "reisen"?
"reisen" is commonly confused with "Rosen", "reist", "reize". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reisen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reisen" is [ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reisen" come from?
"reisen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Presse#1,780leiden#1,776Walter#1,792Wunder#1,797

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Klaus7 variantsdavor7 variantshoffen7 variantsKüche7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list