respektieren

[ʁespɛkˈtiːʁən]

/[ʁespɛkˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“respektieren” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,969
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist jemanden oder etwas achten, Respekt zeigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-respektieren · respektieren · German

respektieren · rank #9,969 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,969
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rohstoffe

Nearest frequency peer: Rohstoffe (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „respektieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „respektieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

respektieren vs respektiert
83% similar
respektieren vs respektiere
92% similar
respektieren vs reflektieren
83% similar

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

Key facts for respektieren
PropertyValue
Headwordrespektieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁespɛkˈtiːʁən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#9,969
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „respektieren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).respektierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rohstoffe“ (#9,970), „Rektor“ (#9,967), „räumt“ (#9,971). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „respektieren“ bei #9,969. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around respektieren (IPA [ʁespɛkˈtiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,969 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "meist jemanden oder etwas achten, Respekt zeigen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for respektieren, with forms such as "erspektieren", "repsektieren", and "resepktieren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "respektiert", "respektiere", "reflektieren", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is respektieren, spelled R-E-S-P-E-K-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist jemanden oder etwas achten, Respekt zeigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich respektiere deine Autorität.
  2. Als dein Kollege respektiere ich deine Ansichten, halte sie aber für rückwärtsgewandt.

Synonyms

achten

Antonyms

verachtenverlachen

This word in other languages

respect(English)respetar(Español)respecter(Français)respeitar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erspektieren
  • repsektieren
  • resepktieren
  • respekiteren
  • respekktieren
  • respekteiren
  • respektieern
  • respektierenn
  • respektierne
  • respektierren
  • respektireen
  • respekttieren
  • respetkieren
  • respketieren
  • resppektieren
  • resspektieren
  • rrespektieren
  • rsepektieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of respektieren - 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.

erspektieren2repsektieren2resepktieren2respekiteren2respekktieren1respekteiren2respektieern2respektierenn1
Edit distance from "respektieren"

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 "respektieren"?
"respektieren" is spelled R-E-S-P-E-K-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁespɛkˈtiːʁən].
What does "respektieren" mean?
As a verb, "respektieren" means: meist jemanden oder etwas achten, Respekt zeigen
What words are commonly confused with "respektieren"?
"respektieren" is commonly confused with "respektiert", "respektiere", "reflektieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "respektieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "respektieren" is [ʁespɛkˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "respektieren" come from?
"respektieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ukrainischen#9,995unverzüglich#9,998israelischen#9,933überarbeitet#10,021

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Allgemeinheit18 variantsargumentiert18 variantsersichtlich18 variantsBereicherung18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list