Reservation

[ʁezɛʁvaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ʁezɛʁvaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reservation” is uncommon German (frequency #54,835 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,835
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reservierung/Vormerkung, zum Beispiel eine Platzbuchung

Corpus desk

Index DE-reservation · Reservation · German

Reservation · rank #54,835 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,835
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rettungsboot

Nearest frequency peer: Rettungsboot (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Reservation“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Reservation“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reservation
PropertyValue
HeadwordReservation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁezɛʁvaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,835
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reservation“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Reservationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rettungsboot“ (#54,836), „Reisegruppe“ (#54,833), „revolutioniert“ (#54,837). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reservation“ bei #54,835. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reservation is uncommon German at frequency #54,835 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁezɛʁvaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Reservation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Reservation, spelled R-E-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reservierung/Vormerkung, zum Beispiel eine Platzbuchung
  2. 2
    Reservat/Schutzgebiet für bestimmte Gruppen
  3. 3
    Vorbehalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hast du die Reservation des Fluges schon organisiert?
  2. „Er war an den Verhandlungen des 6. kanadischen Reservationsvertrages (Treaty No. 6) 1876 beteiligt und ging 1879 mit seinen Gefolgsleuten in die Reservation, das Poundmaker Reserve.“

Synonyms

ReservierungReservat

This word in other languages

reservation(English)réservation(Français)

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 "Reservation"?
"Reservation" is spelled R-E-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁezɛʁvaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Reservation" mean?
As a noun, "Reservation" means: Reservierung/Vormerkung, zum Beispiel eine Platzbuchung
How do you pronounce "Reservation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reservation" is [ʁezɛʁvaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reservation" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Reisegruppe#54,833Rohmaterial#54,839Rangordnung#54,830Rosenberger#54,841

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list