Rekultivierung

[ʁekʊltiˈviːʁʊŋ]

/[ʁekʊltiˈviːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rekultivierung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - erneute Urbarmachung von durch menschlichen Einfluss (meist Bergbau oder Deponien) unfruchtbar gewordenem Land

Corpus desk

Index DE-rekultivierung · Rekultivierung · German

Rekultivierung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for Rekultivierung
PropertyValue
HeadwordRekultivierung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁekʊltiˈviːʁʊŋ]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rekultivierung” sits in German frequency

Rekultivierung falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rekultivierung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁekʊltiˈviːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erneute Urbarmachung von durch menschlichen Einfluss (meist Bergbau oder Deponien) unfruchtbar gewordenem Land".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rekultivierung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rekultivierung, spelled R-E-K-U-L-T-I-V-I-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    erneute Urbarmachung von durch menschlichen Einfluss (meist Bergbau oder Deponien) unfruchtbar gewordenem Land

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Man müsse im Vorfeld wissen, wie die Gesamtplanung aussehe, wenn Anfragen von Fachbehörden oder Ämtern, vor allem mit der Fragestellung der Rekultivierung, kämen.“
  2. „Der Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Oberes Elbetal bekommt vom Land 425 000 Euro Fördermittel für die Rekultivierung der Deponie Nossen (Landkreis Meißen).“

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rekultivierung"?
"Rekultivierung" is spelled R-E-K-U-L-T-I-V-I-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁekʊltiˈviːʁʊŋ].
What does "Rekultivierung" mean?
As a noun, "Rekultivierung" means: erneute Urbarmachung von durch menschlichen Einfluss (meist Bergbau oder Deponien) unfruchtbar gewordenem Land
How do you pronounce "Rekultivierung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rekultivierung" is [ʁekʊltiˈviːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rekultivierung" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list