Reizwort
[ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sˌvɔʁt]
The verdict
“Reizwort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Emotionen auslösendes Wort oder Ausdruck mit entsprechender Wirkung
Corpus desk
Index DE-reizwort · Reizwort · German
Reizwort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reizwort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sˌvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Reizwort“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Reizwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Reizwort in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Reizwort, spelled R-E-I-Z-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Emotionen auslösendes Wort oder Ausdruck mit entsprechender Wirkung
- 2Wort, auf das eine Versuchsperson reagieren soll
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Reizwort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Für viele Menschen ist „Reform“ ein Reizwort.
„Wenn die Reizworte in einer Rede fielen, musste ich nichts mehr machen, es ging von allein los: klatsch, klatsch, klatsch.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.