Reisender
[ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩dɐ]
The verdict
“Reisender” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,738 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,738
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (männliche) Person, die eine Reise unternimmt
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reisender |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩dɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #30,738 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Reisender” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Reisender is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩dɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,738 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Reisender, with forms such as "erisender", "reiesnder", and "reisedner". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "reizende", "reizenden", "Reisende", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Reisender, spelled R-E-I-S-E-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1(männliche) Person, die eine Reise unternimmt
- 2Person, die Kunden besucht, um für Unternehmen/ihren Betrieb Geschäfte zu vermitteln/abzuschließen oder Waren/sonstige Gegenstände zu kaufen/verkaufen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erisender,reiesnder,reisedner,reisendder,reisenderr,reisendre,reisenedr,reisennder,reisneder,reissender,resiender,riesender,rreisender
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Reisender - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Reisender”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-I-S-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩dɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “reizende” - see the side-by-side comparison. Reisender vs reizende
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.