wiedererkennen

[ˈviːdɐʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən]

/[ˈviːdɐʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“wiedererkennen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,370. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,370
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas oder jemanden aus der Erinnerung richtig zuordnen können

Corpus desk

Index DE-wiedererkennen · wiedererkennen · German

wiedererkennen · rank #31,370 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,370
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH widersetzt

Nearest frequency peer: widersetzt (-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 „wiedererkennen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wiedererkennen“ 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).

wiedererkennen vs wiederzuerkennen
88% similar

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

Key facts for wiedererkennen
PropertyValue
Headwordwiedererkennen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈviːdɐʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#31,370
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wiedererkennen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „widersetzt“ (#31,369), „Weltfrieden“ (#31,367), „Winchester“ (#31,373). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wiedererkennen“ bei #31,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around wiedererkennen (IPA [ˈviːdɐʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,370 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas oder jemanden aus der Erinnerung richtig zuordnen können".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for wiedererkennen, with forms such as "iwedererkennen", "weidererkennen", and "wideererkennen". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "wiederzuerkennen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wiedererkennen, spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-E-R-K-E-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas oder jemanden aus der Erinnerung richtig zuordnen können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich würde wohl keinen meiner Klassenkameraden wiedererkennen.
  2. Ich habe ihn kaum wiedererkannt.

This word in other languages

recognize(English)reconocer(Español)reconnaître(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwedererkennen
  • weidererkennen
  • wideererkennen
  • wieddererkennen
  • wiedeerrkennen
  • wiederekrennen
  • wiederereknnen
  • wiedererkenen
  • wiedererkenenn
  • wiedererkennenn
  • wiedererkennne
  • wiedererkkennen
  • wiedererknenen
  • wiedererrkennen
  • wiederrekennen
  • wiederrerkennen
  • wiedreerkennen
  • wieedrerkennen
  • wwiedererkennen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wiedererkennen - 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.

iwedererkennen2weidererkennen2wideererkennen2wieddererkennen1wiedeerrkennen2wiederekrennen2wiederereknnen2wiedererkenen1
Edit distance from "wiedererkennen"

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 "wiedererkennen"?
"wiedererkennen" is spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-E-R-K-E-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdɐʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən].
What does "wiedererkennen" mean?
As a verb, "wiedererkennen" means: etwas oder jemanden aus der Erinnerung richtig zuordnen können
What words are commonly confused with "wiedererkennen"?
"wiedererkennen" is commonly confused with "wiederzuerkennen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wiedererkennen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wiedererkennen" is [ˈviːdɐʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wiedererkennen" come from?
"wiedererkennen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wahlberechtigt#31,357Zeitumstellung#31,391Zusammenlebens#31,400umfunktioniert#31,315

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Wachtmeister19 variantszehnjährigen19 variantsverstreichen19 variantszurücklehnen19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list