Rezension

[ʁet͡sɛnˈzi̯oːn]

/[ʁet͡sɛnˈzi̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rezension” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,384. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,384
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kritische Besprechung eines Werkes (eines Buches, einer künstlerischen Darbietung oder einer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit)

Corpus desk

Index DE-rezension · Rezension · German

Rezension · rank #7,384 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,384
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reichtum

Nearest frequency peer: Reichtum (-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 „Rezension“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Rezension“ 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).

Rezension vs Rezeption
78% similar
Rezension vs Rezession
89% similar
Rezension vs Rezensionen
82% similar

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

Key facts for Rezension
PropertyValue
HeadwordRezension
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁet͡sɛnˈzi̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,384
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rezension“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rezensionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Reichtum“ (#7,383), „road“ (#7,385), „Raketen“ (#7,382). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rezension“ bei #7,384. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Rezension (IPA [ʁet͡sɛnˈzi̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,384 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kritische Besprechung eines Werkes (eines Buches, einer künstlerischen Darbietung oder einer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rezension, with forms such as "erzension", "reeznsion", and "rezenison". 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, "Rezeption", "Rezession", "Rezensionen", 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rezension, spelled R-E-Z-E-N-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kritische Besprechung eines Werkes (eines Buches, einer künstlerischen Darbietung oder einer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Rezension zu dem neuen Grass hat mir nicht zugesagt.
  2. „Am Anfang, als Assistent und Privatdozent, hatte er auf jeden Sonderdruck mit einem Brief reagiert, der oft die Länge einer Rezension hatte.“

Synonyms

Review

This word in other languages

review(English)reseña(Español)critique(Français)resenha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erzension
  • reeznsion
  • rezenison
  • rezennsion
  • rezensino
  • rezensionn
  • rezensoin
  • rezenssion
  • rezesnion
  • reznesion
  • rezzension
  • rrezension
  • rzeension

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rezension - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erzension2reeznsion2rezenison2rezennsion1rezensino2rezensionn1rezensoin2rezenssion1
Edit distance from "Rezension"

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 "Rezension"?
"Rezension" is spelled R-E-Z-E-N-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁet͡sɛnˈzi̯oːn].
What does "Rezension" mean?
As a noun, "Rezension" means: kritische Besprechung eines Werkes (eines Buches, einer künstlerischen Darbietung oder einer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit)
What words are commonly confused with "Rezension"?
"Rezension" is commonly confused with "Rezeption", "Rezession", "Rezensionen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rezension"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rezension" is [ʁet͡sɛnˈzi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rezension" come from?
"Rezension" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Rückseite#7,387Schuljahr#7,391Perfekten#7,375Offensive#7,371

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Rundfunk13 variantsMobilität13 variantsKriminelle13 variantsVerlierer13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list