wiedererzählen
[ˈviːdɐʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlən]
The verdict
“wiedererzählen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas Gehörtes/Gelesenes (mit eigenen Worten) wiedergeben
Corpus desk
Index DE-wiedererzahlen · wiedererzählen · German
wiedererzählen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wiedererzählen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈviːdɐʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wiedererzählen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wiedererzählen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈviːdɐʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wiedererzählen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is wiedererzählen, spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas Gehörtes/Gelesenes (mit eigenen Worten) wiedergeben
- 2etwas Gehörtes an eine andere Person weitergeben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wiedererzählen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gerne würde ich dir die alten ostpreussischen Märchen wiedererzählen.
Das darfst du aber wirklich niemandem wiedererzählen! Das ist unser Geheimnis!
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