Reizung

[ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sʊŋ]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reizung” is uncommon German (frequency #60,002 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,002
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausübung von Sinneseindrücken auf einen Körper

Corpus desk

Index DE-reizung · Reizung · German

Reizung · rank #60,002 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,002
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reifenwechsel

Nearest frequency peer: Reifenwechsel (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Reizung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Reizung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reizung
PropertyValue
HeadwordReizung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,002
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reizung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Reizungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Reifenwechsel“ (#60,001), „Regress“ (#60,000), „regnerisch“ (#59,999). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reizung“ bei #60,002. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reizung is uncommon German at frequency #60,002 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Reizung, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Reizung, spelled R-E-I-Z-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausübung von Sinneseindrücken auf einen Körper
  2. 2
    Reaktion eines Körpers auf [1]
  3. 3
    anziehend wirkendes äußeres Erscheinungsbild

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die französische Studie reiht sich in eine Anzahl von Untersuchungen, die Wachkoma-Patienten mittels Reizung verschiedener Nerven einen winzigen Schritt weit ins Leben zurückholen sollen.“
  2. „Der Nationalspieler laboriert an einer Reizung der linken Patellasehne.“

Synonyms

IrritationReize

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 "Reizung"?
"Reizung" is spelled R-E-I-Z-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sʊŋ].
What does "Reizung" mean?
As a noun, "Reizung" means: Ausübung von Sinneseindrücken auf einen Körper
How do you pronounce "Reizung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reizung" is [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reizung" come from?
"Reizung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Regress#60,000Reviers#60,008Salzach#60,023Savanne#60,028

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list