Reminiszenz

[ʁeminɪsˈt͡sɛnt͡s]

/[ʁeminɪsˈt͡sɛnt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reminiszenz” is uncommon German (frequency #61,870 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,870
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erinnerung

Corpus desk

Index DE-reminiszenz · Reminiszenz · German

Reminiszenz · rank #61,870 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,870
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH remastered

Nearest frequency peer: remastered (-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 „Reminiszenz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reminiszenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordReminiszenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeminɪsˈt͡sɛnt͡s]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reminiszenz“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Reminiszenzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „remastered“ (#61,869), „Rennstrecken“ (#61,871), „Religionswissenschaft“ (#61,868). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reminiszenz“ bei #61,870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reminiszenz is uncommon German at frequency #61,870 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeminɪsˈt͡sɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Reminiszenz has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Reminiszenz, spelled R-E-M-I-N-I-S-Z-E-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erinnerung
  2. 2
    Anklang an früher Erfahrenes; etwas, das durch Ähnlichkeit an etwas anderes erinnert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Gegenstände in diesem Schrank waren Reminiszenzen an verflossene Lieben.
  2. Die Kiste auf dem Dachboden enthielt Reminiszenzen an seine Kindheit.

Synonyms

ErinnerungsstückErinnerung

This word in other languages

reminiscence(English)réminiscence(Français)

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 "Reminiszenz"?
"Reminiszenz" is spelled R-E-M-I-N-I-S-Z-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeminɪsˈt͡sɛnt͡s].
What does "Reminiszenz" mean?
As a noun, "Reminiszenz" means: Erinnerung
How do you pronounce "Reminiszenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reminiszenz" is [ʁeminɪsˈt͡sɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reminiszenz" come from?
"Reminiszenz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Repertoires#61,872respektable#61,873Restaurator#61,874Rivalitäten#61,879

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list