rekapitulieren
[ʁekapituˈliːʁən]
The verdict
“rekapitulieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wiederholen wesentlicher Teile (Kapitel)
Corpus desk
Index DE-rekapitulieren · rekapitulieren · German
rekapitulieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | rekapitulieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʁekapituˈliːʁən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „rekapitulieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
rekapitulieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʁekapituˈliːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wiederholen wesentlicher Teile (Kapitel)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rekapitulieren, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is rekapitulieren, spelled R-E-K-A-P-I-T-U-L-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1wiederholen wesentlicher Teile (Kapitel)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rekapitulieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vor der Prüfung haben wir gemeinsam Teile rekapituliert.
Kannst du das Gespräch noch rekapitulieren? Wie genau hat er die Absage formuliert?
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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.