Rangelei
[ʁaŋəˈlaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Rangelei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner, harmloser Kampf, der nicht zum Ziel hat zu verletzen oder gar zu töten
Corpus desk
Index DE-rangelei · Rangelei · German
Rangelei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rangelei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁaŋəˈlaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rangelei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rangelei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁaŋəˈlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner, harmloser Kampf, der nicht zum Ziel hat zu verletzen oder gar zu töten".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rangelei, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rangelei, spelled R-A-N-G-E-L-E-I.
Definition
- 1kleiner, harmloser Kampf, der nicht zum Ziel hat zu verletzen oder gar zu töten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rangelei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei der Vergabe der Spielgeräte gibt es unter den Kindern immer wieder Rangeleien.
Ihm war es unangenehm, zugeben zu müssen, dass er in die gestrige Rangelei vor der Kneipe verwickelt gewesen war.
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.