Rezitation

[ʁet͡sitaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ʁet͡sitaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Rezitation” is uncommon German (frequency #89,497 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,497
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Vortrag von Gedichten, dramatischen Szenen oder von poetischer Prosa, bei dem das nachempfindende gesprochene Wort die Dichtung erschließen will

Corpus desk

Index DE-rezitation · Rezitation · German

Rezitation · rank #89,497 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,497
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rettest

Nearest frequency peer: rettest (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “Rezitation”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Rezitation” sits against similarly uncommon German ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rezitation
PropertyValue
HeadwordRezitation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁet͡sitaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,497
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Rezitation” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rezitationliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „rettest“ (#89,496), „Richterspruch“ (#89,498), „retard“ (#89,495). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rezitation is uncommon German at frequency #89,497 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁet͡sitaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Vortrag von Gedichten, dramatischen Szenen oder von poetischer Prosa, bei dem das nachempfindende gesprochene Wort die Dichtung erschließen will".

Rezitation has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rezitation, spelled R-E-Z-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Vortrag von Gedichten, dramatischen Szenen oder von poetischer Prosa, bei dem das nachempfindende gesprochene Wort die Dichtung erschließen will

This word in other languages

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 "Rezitation"?
"Rezitation" is spelled R-E-Z-I-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁet͡sitaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Rezitation" mean?
As a noun, "Rezitation" means: der Vortrag von Gedichten, dramatischen Szenen oder von poetischer Prosa, bei dem das nachempfindende gesprochene Wort die Dichtung erschließen will
How do you pronounce "Rezitation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rezitation" is [ʁet͡sitaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rezitation" come from?
"Rezitation" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list