relaxed

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The verdict

“relaxed” is uncommon German (frequency #92,132 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,132
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs relax

Corpus desk

Index DE-relaxed · relaxed · German

relaxed · rank #92,132 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,132
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH reken

Nearest frequency peer: reken (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „relaxed“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „relaxed“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for relaxed
PropertyValue
Headwordrelaxed
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,132
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „relaxed“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).relaxedfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „reken“ (#92,131), „remain“ (#92,133), „reitest“ (#92,130). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „relaxed“ bei #92,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

relaxed is uncommon German at frequency #92,132 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs relax".

No misspelling variants are generated for relaxed in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is relaxed, spelled R-E-L-A-X-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs relax

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "relaxed"?
"relaxed" is spelled R-E-L-A-X-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "relaxed" mean?
As a verb, "relaxed" means: Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs relax
How do you pronounce "relaxed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "relaxed" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "relaxed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list