Repressalie
[ʁepʁɛˈsaːli̯ə]
The verdict
“Repressalie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - völkerrechtswidrige Maßnahme, die von einem Staat als Reaktion auf den völkerrechtswidrigen Akt eines anderen Staates unternommen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-repressalie · Repressalie · German
Repressalie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Repressalie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁepʁɛˈsaːli̯ə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Repressalie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Repressalie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁepʁɛˈsaːli̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Repressalie, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Repressalie, spelled R-E-P-R-E-S-S-A-L-I-E.
Definition
- 1völkerrechtswidrige Maßnahme, die von einem Staat als Reaktion auf den völkerrechtswidrigen Akt eines anderen Staates unternommen wird
- 2das Ausüben eines gesellschaftlichen Druckmittels ohne juristische Legitimation, als Instrument der Unterdrückung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Repressalie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Repressalien und Reparationen wurden zu Worten des Alltags.“
„Er könnte in Hollywood Drehbücher schreiben, fern von Repressalien durch das nationalsozialistische Regime.“
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.