wiederholen

[ˌviːdɐˈhoːlən]

/[ˌviːdɐˈhoːlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“wiederholen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,399. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,399
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas zum zweiten oder mehrfachen Male, erneut tun, durchführen, stattfinden lassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wiederholen · wiederholen · German

wiederholen · rank #4,399 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,399
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Werkstatt

Nearest frequency peer: Werkstatt (-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 „wiederholen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wiederholen“ 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).

wiederholen vs wiederholt
82% similar
wiederholen vs wiederholte
82% similar
wiederholen vs Wiederholung
75% similar

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

Key facts for wiederholen
PropertyValue
Headwordwiederholen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌviːdɐˈhoːlən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#4,399
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wiederholen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wiederholenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Werkstatt“ (#4,398), „zeige“ (#4,400), „Wende“ (#4,397). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wiederholen“ bei #4,399. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around wiederholen (IPA [ˌviːdɐˈhoːlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,399 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for wiederholen, with forms such as "iwederholen", "weiderholen", and "wideerholen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "wiederholt", "wiederholte", "Wiederholung", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wiederholen, spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-H-O-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas zum zweiten oder mehrfachen Male, erneut tun, durchführen, stattfinden lassen
  2. 2
    etwas zum zweiten oder mehrfachen Male, erneut tun, durchführen, stattfinden lassen
  3. 3
    etwas zum zweiten oder mehrfachen Male, erneut aussprechen, sagen
  4. 4
    erneut geschehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wiederhole deine Prüfung.
  2. „Um Übertragungsfehler zu vermeiden, wiederholten die Deutschen ihren Nachrichtenschlüssel (drei zufällig gewählte Buchstaben), natürlich durch den Tagesschlüssel codiert.“

This word in other languages

iterate(English)iterar(Español)itérer(Français)repetir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwederholen
  • weiderholen
  • wideerholen
  • wiedderholen
  • wiedehrolen
  • wiederhholen
  • wiederhloen
  • wiederhoeln
  • wiederholenn
  • wiederhollen
  • wiederholne
  • wiederohlen
  • wiederrholen
  • wiedreholen
  • wieedrholen
  • wwiederholen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wiederholen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iwederholen2weiderholen2wideerholen2wiedderholen1wiedehrolen2wiederhholen1wiederhloen2wiederhoeln2
Edit distance from "wiederholen"

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 "wiederholen"?
"wiederholen" is spelled W-I-E-D-E-R-H-O-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌviːdɐˈhoːlən].
What does "wiederholen" mean?
As a verb, "wiederholen" means: etwas zum zweiten oder mehrfachen Male, erneut tun, durchführen, stattfinden lassen
What words are commonly confused with "wiederholen"?
"wiederholen" is commonly confused with "wiederholt", "wiederholte", "Wiederholung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wiederholen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wiederholen" is [ˌviːdɐˈhoːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wiederholen" come from?
"wiederholen" 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 "wiederholen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wahrnehmung#4,395untersuchen#4,393Psychologie#4,381Ministerium#4,375

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

berechtigt16 variantsEmpfehlung16 variantspraktische16 variantsErkenntnisse16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list