Rekreation
[ʁekʁeaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Rekreation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erholung, Erfrischung
Corpus desk
Index DE-rekreation · Rekreation · German
Rekreation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Rekreation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁekʁeaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rekreation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rekreation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁekʁeaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erholung, Erfrischung".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rekreation, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rekreation, spelled R-E-K-R-E-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Erholung, Erfrischung
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rekreation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
So ein wenig Rekreation könnte auch uns guttun. Mausi, buch doch mal so ein Wellnessweekend für uns.
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.