# Repression

> German word · Noun · IPA [ʁepʁɛˈsi̯oːn] · frequency rank #23,284

## Definitions
1. Unterdrückung
2. Verdrängung oder Unterdrückung von unangenehmen Erinnerungen, Gefühlen oder Ängsten

## Easily confused with
- **Rezession** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/repression-vs-rezession)
- **Repressionen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/repression-vs-repressionen)
- **Regression** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/regression-vs-repression)

## Common misspellings (14)
`erpression`, `reperssion`, `reppression`, `represion`, `represison`, `repressino`, `repressionn`, `repressoin`, `repreßion`, `reprression`, `reprsesion`, `rerpession`, `rperession`, `rrepression`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/repression