repetieren
[ʁepəˈtiːʁən]
The verdict
“repetieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wiederholend üben, zum Beispiel Vokabeln oder Lektionen
Corpus desk
Index DE-repetieren · repetieren · German
repetieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | repetieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʁepəˈtiːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „repetieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
repetieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʁepəˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for repetieren, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is repetieren, spelled R-E-P-E-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1wiederholend üben, zum Beispiel Vokabeln oder Lektionen
- 2eine Klasse, einen Jahrgang nochmals besuchen
- 3nochmals anschlagen (ein Uhrwerk oder eine Taste)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how repetieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Übung sollte man repetieren, um den Inhalt zu behalten.
Wenn du weiterhin so schlechte Noten hast, wirst du die Klasse repetieren.
This word in other languages
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.