Reizüberflutung
[ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sʔyːbɐˌfluːtʊŋ]
The verdict
“Reizüberflutung” is uncommon German (frequency #97,596 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,596
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zustand, in dem der Körper so viele Reize aufnimmt, dass sie nicht mehr verarbeitet werden können
Corpus desk
Index DE-reizuberflutung · Reizüberflutung · German
Reizüberflutung · rank #97,596 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,596
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 42,116
- PHOTO-FINISH Reittier
Nearest frequency peer: Reittier (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Reizüberflutung”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Regierungsm…
Regierungsmitgliedern
2,411 corpus weight
- reinrassige
reinrassige
2,407 corpus weight
- Reittier
Reittier
2,406 corpus weight
- Reizüberflu…
Reizüberflutung
2,405 corpus weight
- reparierten
reparierten
2,402 corpus weight
- residieren
residieren
2,401 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Reizüberflutung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reizüberflutung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sʔyːbɐˌfluːtʊŋ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #97,596 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Reizüberflutung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Reizüberflutung is uncommon German at frequency #97,596 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sʔyːbɐˌfluːtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand, in dem der Körper so viele Reize aufnimmt, dass sie nicht mehr verarbeitet werden können".
Reizüberflutung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Reizüberflutung, spelled R-E-I-Z-Ü-B-E-R-F-L-U-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Zustand, in dem der Körper so viele Reize aufnimmt, dass sie nicht mehr verarbeitet werden können
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Reizüberflutung", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency 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.