Rezitation

[ʁet͡sitaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ʁet͡sitaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rezitation” is an uncommon German word, ranked #89,497 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#89,497
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Vortrag von Gedichten, dramatischen Szenen oder von poetischer Prosa, bei dem das nachempfindende gesprochene Wort die Dichtung erschließen will

Key facts for Rezitation
PropertyValue
HeadwordRezitation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁet͡sitaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,497
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rezitation” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Rezitation lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rezitation is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁet͡sitaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #89,497 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

recitation(English)recitación(Español)récitation(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 "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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Using “Rezitation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-Z-I-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁet͡sitaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list