in dubio pro reo

/[ɪn ˈduːbi̯o pʀoː ˈʀeːo]/ phrase

Letters

16 characters

Language

German

word origin

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

in dubio pro reo is aGermanphrase. It means: im Zweifel für den Angeklagten Pronounced [ɪn ˈduːbi̯o pʀoː ˈʀeːo].

Key facts for in dubio pro reo
PropertyValue
Headwordin dubio pro reo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ɪn ˈduːbi̯o pʀoː ˈʀeːo]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

in dubio pro reo is not present in the top-100,000 ranked German corpus, typical for technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary.

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for in dubio pro reo is 16 letters long, classified as aphrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪn ˈduːbi̯o pʀoː ˈʀeːo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "im Zweifel für den Angeklagten".

No misspelling variants are generated for in dubio pro reo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is in dubio pro reo, spelled I-N- -D-U-B-I-O- -P-R-O- -R-E-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Zweifel für den Angeklagten

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "in dubio pro reo"?
"in dubio pro reo" is spelled I-N- -D-U-B-I-O- -P-R-O- -R-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪn ˈduːbi̯o pʀoː ˈʀeːo].
What does "in dubio pro reo" mean?
As a phrase, "in dubio pro reo" means: im Zweifel für den Angeklagten
How do you pronounce "in dubio pro reo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "in dubio pro reo" is [ɪn ˈduːbi̯o pʀoː ˈʀeːo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "in dubio pro reo" come from?
"in dubio pro reo" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter I in our German index:

Explore PlainSpell

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.