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Reise: the 90th-Most Reused Word in German

Reise: Das 90.-häufigste Wort im Deutschen

October 21, 2026

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Reise ("journey, trip", A1) is the 90th-most reused word-building block in this dictionary's compounds, appearing in 10 different words.

100% nouns

Of the 10 compounds built on Reise, 100% are nouns.

CEFR levels

  • A2 (2 entries): Reisepass (passport), Reisetasche (travel bag).
  • B1 (5 entries): Auslandsreise (trip abroad), Dienstreise (business trip), Geschäftsreise (business trip), Reisebus (coach), Urlaubsreise (holiday trip).
  • B2 (3 entries): Reisekosten (travel costs), Rundreise (circular tour), Weltreise (round-the-world trip).

Grouping by meaning, not just difficulty

Looking at the same 10 compounds by what KIND of thing each one names, rather than how hard it is, splits them into 2 groups:

  1. A type of trip, by purpose6
  2. An object or cost related to travel4
  • A type of trip, by purpose (6): Auslandsreise, Dienstreise, Geschäftsreise, Rundreise, Urlaubsreise, Weltreise.
  • An object or cost related to travel (4): Reisebus, Reisekosten, Reisepass, Reisetasche.

Dienstreise and Geschäftsreise are exact synonyms for business trip -- the same concept built from two different roots, Dienst (service, duty) and Geschäft (business), that happened to land in the same place.

Test yourself: grouping by meaning

Which group does each word belong to?

1 Where does Auslandsreise belong?

2 Where does Dienstreise belong?

3 Where does Geschäftsreise belong?

4 Where does Rundreise belong?

5 Where does Urlaubsreise belong?

6 Where does Weltreise belong?

7 Where does Reisebus belong?

8 Where does Reisekosten belong?

9 Where does Reisepass belong?

10 Where does Reisetasche belong?

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