Rekursion
[ʁekʊʁˈzi̯oːn]
The verdict
“Rekursion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Definition, die zur Beschreibung des Definitionsgegenstand auf sich selbst verweist
Corpus desk
Index DE-rekursion · Rekursion · German
Rekursion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Rekursion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁekʊʁˈzi̯oːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rekursion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rekursion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁekʊʁˈzi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Rekursion doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rekursion, spelled R-E-K-U-R-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1eine Definition, die zur Beschreibung des Definitionsgegenstand auf sich selbst verweist
- 2eine Funktion, die sich selbst aufruft
- 3Möglichkeit, in sprachlich gefasste Gedanken weitere Gedanken einzufügen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rekursion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Summe der ersten n Zahlen kann als Rekursion definiert werden: Ist n = 0, so ist sie Null, sonst ist sie die Summe der ersten (n-1) Zahlen plus n.
Zur Sortierung der Liste wird eine Rekursion genutzt.
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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.