Rezensent

[ʁet͡sɛnˈzɛnt]

/[ʁet͡sɛnˈzɛnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rezensent” is uncommon German (frequency #53,189 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,189
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verfasser einer Rezension

Corpus desk

Index DE-rezensent · Rezensent · German

Rezensent · rank #53,189 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,189
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rettungsschwi…

Nearest frequency peer: Rettungsschwimmer (-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 „Rezensent“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rezensent
PropertyValue
HeadwordRezensent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁet͡sɛnˈzɛnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,189
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rezensent“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rezensentfällt 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: „Rettungsschwimmer“ (#53,188), „Rheinberg“ (#53,190), „restriktiven“ (#53,186). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rezensent“ bei #53,189. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rezensent is uncommon German at frequency #53,189 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁet͡sɛnˈzɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verfasser einer Rezension".

No misspelling variants are generated for Rezensent in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rezensent, spelled R-E-Z-E-N-S-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verfasser einer Rezension

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Rezensenten sind bei den Autoren nicht immer beliebt.
  2. „Auch die Rezensenten behandelten Darwin längst als Koryphäe.“

This word in other languages

critic(English)critico(Español)critique(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 "Rezensent"?
"Rezensent" is spelled R-E-Z-E-N-S-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁet͡sɛnˈzɛnt].
What does "Rezensent" mean?
As a noun, "Rezensent" means: Verfasser einer Rezension
How do you pronounce "Rezensent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rezensent" is [ʁet͡sɛnˈzɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rezensent" come from?
"Rezensent" 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 "Rezensent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rheinberg#53,190Ratzeburg#53,175Serviette#53,236Sezession#53,237

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list