repeat

[rɪˈpiːt]

/[rɪˈpiːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“repeat” is uncommon German (frequency #56,471 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,471
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-repeat · repeat · German

repeat · rank #56,471 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,471
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH renard

Nearest frequency peer: renard (-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 „repeat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for repeat
PropertyValue
Headwordrepeat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rɪˈpiːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,471
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „repeat“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).repeatfällt 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: „renard“ (#56,470), „rena“ (#56,469), „Rettungsdienste“ (#56,473). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „repeat“ bei #56,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

repeat is uncommon German at frequency #56,471 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [rɪˈpiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for repeat, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 repeat, spelled R-E-P-E-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    wiederholen
  2. 2
    weitererzählen, weitersagen
  3. 3
    aufstoßen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Repeat the last sentence, please!
  2. Sorry, but I repeated it five times!

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 "repeat"?
"repeat" is spelled R-E-P-E-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [rɪˈpiːt].
What does "repeat" mean?
As a verb, "repeat" means: wiederholen
How do you pronounce "repeat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "repeat" is [rɪˈpiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "repeat" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

renard#56,470rubber#56,486quillt#56,451Quader#56,448

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list