Tacheles reden
[ˈtaxələs ˈʁeːdn̩]
The verdict
“Tacheles reden” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (jemandem gegenüber) ganz offen und freimütig seine Meinung äußern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tacheles reden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈtaxələs ˈʁeːdn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tacheles reden” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Tacheles reden is 14 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtaxələs ˈʁeːdn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(jemandem gegenüber) ganz offen und freimütig seine Meinung äußern".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tacheles reden, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tacheles reden, spelled T-A-C-H-E-L-E-S- -R-E-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1(jemandem gegenüber) ganz offen und freimütig seine Meinung äußern
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Tacheles reden”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-A-C-H-E-L-E-S- -R-E-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtaxələs ˈʁeːdn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.