Reputation

[ʁeputaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ʁeputaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reputation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,114. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,114
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ansehen, das eine Person oder Institution infolge herausragender Leistungen genießt

Corpus desk

Index DE-reputation · Reputation · German

Reputation · rank #22,114 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,114
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH really

Nearest frequency peer: really (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Reputation”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Reputation” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Reputation vs Regulation
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Reputation
PropertyValue
HeadwordReputation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeputaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,114
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Reputation” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Reputationliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „really“ (#22,113), „Reservierung“ (#22,115), „rationalen“ (#22,112). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Reputation (IPA [ʁeputaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,114 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Reputation, with forms such as "erputation", "repputation", and "reptuation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Regulation", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Reputation, spelled R-E-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ansehen, das eine Person oder Institution infolge herausragender Leistungen genießt
  2. 2
    guter Ruf, Leumund

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Einstein war ein Wissenschafter von internationaler Reputation.
  2. Nichts weniger als eine neue »Kultur der Lehre« ist das Ziel, in der die Reputation eines Hochschullehrers in gleicher Weise durch Leistungen in Lehre und Forschung entsteht.

Synonyms

AnsehenBerühmtheitFormatGeltungImageNimbusAchtungAnerkennungGlaubwürdigkeitguter RufHochachtungHochschätzungLeumundRenommeeWertschätzung

Antonyms

BedeutungslosigkeitUnbekanntheitUnehreVerachtungzweifelhafterRuf

This word in other languages

reputation(English)reputación(Español)réputation(Français)reputação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erputation
  • repputation
  • reptuation
  • repuattion
  • reputaiton
  • reputatino
  • reputationn
  • reputatoin
  • reputattion
  • reputtaion
  • reputtation
  • reuptation
  • rpeutation
  • rreputation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Reputation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erputation2repputation1reptuation2repuattion2reputaiton2reputatino2reputationn1reputatoin2
Edit distance from "Reputation"

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 "Reputation"?
"Reputation" is spelled R-E-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeputaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Reputation" mean?
As a noun, "Reputation" means: Ansehen, das eine Person oder Institution infolge herausragender Leistungen genießt
What words are commonly confused with "Reputation"?
"Reputation" is commonly confused with "Regulation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Reputation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reputation" is [ʁeputaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reputation" come from?
"Reputation" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rationalen#22,112peinlichen#22,093ohnmächtig#22,085Oberschule#22,084

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Rhythmen14 variantsschmilzt14 variantsParagraph14 variantssicherste14 variants

What to do next

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  • This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Regulation". View pair
  • 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #22,114 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list