Reverenz

[ʁeveˈʁɛnt͡s]

/[ʁeveˈʁɛnt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reverenz” is uncommon German (frequency #90,810 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,810
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bezeugung des Respekts, der Verehrung

Corpus desk

Index DE-reverenz · Reverenz · German

Reverenz · rank #90,810 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,810
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Retention

Nearest frequency peer: Retention (-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 „Reverenz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reverenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordReverenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeveˈʁɛnt͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,810
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reverenz“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Reverenzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Retention“ (#90,809), „Revisor“ (#90,811), „Resonanzen“ (#90,808). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reverenz“ bei #90,810. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reverenz is uncommon German at frequency #90,810 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeveˈʁɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bezeugung des Respekts, der Verehrung".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Reverenz, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Reverenz, spelled R-E-V-E-R-E-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bezeugung des Respekts, der Verehrung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der große Exzentriker biss 1954 als 41-Jähriger in einen vergifteten Apfel und erwies damit seinem Lieblingsfilm, dem Disney-Klassiker »Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge«, eine Reverenz.“

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 "Reverenz"?
"Reverenz" is spelled R-E-V-E-R-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeveˈʁɛnt͡s].
What does "Reverenz" mean?
As a noun, "Reverenz" means: Bezeugung des Respekts, der Verehrung
How do you pronounce "Reverenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reverenz" is [ʁeveˈʁɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reverenz" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rockford#90,821Ruheraum#90,828scanning#90,840schminkt#90,855

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list