wiedererzählen

[ˈviːdɐʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlən]

/[ˈviːdɐʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlən]/ verb

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.

Key facts for wiedererzählen
PropertyValue
Headwordwiedererzählen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈviːdɐʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlən]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wiedererzählen” sits in German frequency

wiedererzählen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    etwas Gehörtes/Gelesenes (mit eigenen Worten) wiedergeben
  2. 2
    etwas Gehörtes an eine andere Person weitergeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gerne würde ich dir die alten ostpreussischen Märchen wiedererzählen.
  2. Das darfst du aber wirklich niemandem wiedererzählen! Das ist unser Geheimnis!

Antonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wiedererzählen"?
"wiedererzählen" is spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːdɐʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlən].
What does "wiedererzählen" mean?
As a verb, "wiedererzählen" means: etwas Gehörtes/Gelesenes (mit eigenen Worten) wiedergeben
How do you pronounce "wiedererzählen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wiedererzählen" is [ˈviːdɐʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wiedererzählen" come from?
"wiedererzählen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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