La Réunion

[laʁeynjɔ̃]

/[laʁeynjɔ̃]/ name

The verdict

“La Réunion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insel im Indischen Ozean östlich von Madagaskar, die ein französisches Département ist; Réunion

Corpus desk

Index DE-la-reunion · La Réunion · German

La Réunion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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 La Réunion
PropertyValue
HeadwordLa Réunion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[laʁeynjɔ̃]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „La Réunion“ im Deutschen

La Réunionliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

La Réunion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [laʁeynjɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insel im Indischen Ozean östlich von Madagaskar, die ein französisches Département ist; Réunion".

La Réunion has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is La Réunion, spelled L-A- -R-É-U-N-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insel im Indischen Ozean östlich von Madagaskar, die ein französisches Département ist; Réunion

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Saint-Denis est le chef-lieu de La Réunion.

Synonyms

île Bourbon

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "La Réunion"?
"La Réunion" is spelled L-A- -R-É-U-N-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [laʁeynjɔ̃].
What does "La Réunion" mean?
As a proper noun, "La Réunion" means: Insel im Indischen Ozean östlich von Madagaskar, die ein französisches Département ist; Réunion
How do you pronounce "La Réunion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "La Réunion" is [laʁeynjɔ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "La Réunion" come from?
"La Réunion" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list