reject
[rɪˈdʒekt]
The verdict
“reject” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ablehnen, zurückweisen, verwerfen, ausschlagen, verschmähen
Corpus desk
Index DE-reject · reject · German
reject · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | reject |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [rɪˈdʒekt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „reject“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
reject is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [rɪˈdʒekt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for reject in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 reject, spelled R-E-J-E-C-T.
Definition
- 1ablehnen, zurückweisen, verwerfen, ausschlagen, verschmähen
- 2ablehnen, beanstanden, zurückweisen
- 3etwas nicht vertragen (drug — Medikament), abstoßen (transplant — Transplantat)
- 4abweisen, zurückweisen, einen Korb bekommen, verstoßen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reject appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Judge Dread rejected the lawyer's request for more time to study the case.
"The rebels rejected the authority of the central government."
Synonyms
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.