Reposition
German, noun[ʁepoziˈt͡si̯oːn]
Reposition is spelled R-E-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 228,970th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reposition is a German feminine noun meaning “reduction (of bones after fracture)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zurückbringen von Knochen, Gelenken, Eingeweiden und Ähnliches in die ursprüngliche Stellung oder Lage”.
What does Reposition mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereduction (of bones after fracture)
offene Reposition mit interner Fixierung.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zurückbringen von Knochen, Gelenken, Eingeweiden und Ähnliches in die ursprüngliche Stellung oder Lage
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Reposition
- Repositionen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Reposition?
- [ʁepoziˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Reposition in German?
Reposition appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).